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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?
(a) To pay off his debts.
(b) For the gratification of public curiosity.
(c) To create a record for posterity.
(d) To write an abolitionist tract.

2. What moniker did Gray assign to Nat Turner?
(a) The "elusive Fox."
(b) The "unrepentant runaway."
(c) The "ferocious captive."
(d) The "great Bandit."

3. What word did Cobb ask Nat to spell?
(a) Nat.
(b) Dog.
(c) Cat.
(d) Cobb.

4. Who is the last slave captured who participated in the rebellion?
(a) Nelson.
(b) Hark.
(c) Sam.
(d) Nat.

5. Southampton is located in what state?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Virginia.

6. Who is Miss Maria Pope?
(a) Joseph Travis's aunt.
(b) Mrs. Travis's half-sister.
(c) The closest neighbor to the Travis home.
(d) Joseph Travis's half-sister.

7. Which Biblical prophet did Nat feel "spoke" to him most clearly about the rebellion?
(a) Noah.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Moses.
(d) Ezekiel.

8. According to Gray's "Introduction" people in the Southampton area were __________.:
(a) "Very worried" about the insurrection.
(b) "Greatly excited" about the uprising.
(c) "Afraid for their lives" from the slaves.
(d) "Harbored sinister suspicions" regarding future uprisings.

9. What three adjectives does Gray use to describe Nat Turner's mind?
(a) Evil, thoughtless, and cruel.
(b) Distraught, feverish, and plotting.
(c) Excited, devious, and mischievous.
(d) Dark, bewildered, and overwrought.

10. What does T. R. Gray mean by "this population"?
(a) Slave owners.
(b) White people.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Shopkeepers.

11. What does Nat have a dream about while In the courtroom?
(a) Boys trapped in quicksand.
(b) Being lost.
(c) Winning his case in court and being freed.
(d) Escaping.

12. How does Gray refer to himself in the introduction?
(a) Your dutiful recorder.
(b) Your obedient servant.
(c) Your respectful author.
(d) Your impartial ear.

13. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?
(a) Feebly.
(b) With great force.
(c) Feverishly.
(d) Desperately.

14. Who is Gray?
(a) A friend of Nat's .
(b) A friend of Nat's late master.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) An attorney.

15. Hank claimed to be able to tell good white people from bad by:
(a) The look in their eyes.
(b) What they said.
(c) How loudly they spoke.
(d) Their smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction, what two methods did Gray say were used by the slaves to attempt to find safety?

2. What was Nat's rebellion not motivated by?

3. On what date was Nat captured?

4. Which part of his body causes Cobb pain?

5. In Part One, Nat tells Gray that the Lord told him to confess so that "all nations will know." What was the other reason the Lord gave Nat for confessing?

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