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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?
(a) Only one.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) None.

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

3. When Gray speaks of understanding Nat's mind, what does he say about it?
(a) Nat had a mental condition and couldn't understand what he was doing.
(b) Nat had sociopathic tendencies and would have killed more people if he hadn't been caught.
(c) Nat was trying to grapple with things beyond his mind's reach.
(d) Nat's mind snapped at the thought of being sold again.

4. What is Joseph Travis's profession?
(a) A judge.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A wheelwright.
(d) A farmer.

5. In Part 1, how does Gray refer to Nat?
(a) As a thing.
(b) As a victim.
(c) As a man among men.
(d) As animate chattel.

6. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?
(a) The judge at Nat's trial.
(b) A saloon keeper.
(c) A white man who survived by hiding from the slaves.
(d) A neighbor of Joseph Travis, Nat's master.

7. What was Nat's rebellion not motivated by?
(a) Confusion or hopelessness.
(b) Frustration or desperation.
(c) Revenge or sudden anger.
(d) Anger or hate.

8. According to Gray, how many slave uprisings had there been in the area prior to Nat Turner's?
(a) There had been two prior rebellions.
(b) There had been one prior rebellion, also put down.
(c) Nat's rebellion was the first.
(d) There had been three prior rebellions.

9. What does Nat remember during Gray's speech to the court?
(a) A stern lecture from his master.
(b) A song Miss Margaret wrote.
(c) Hearing God order him to kill.
(d) The twenty-third Psalm.

10. What does Gray attribute the failure of the rebellion to?
(a) Astute observations on the part of the white slaveholders.
(b) The lack of intelligence of the slaves.
(c) The moral deficiency of the Negro character.
(d) Close monitoring of all slave activities.

11. Who gives T. R. Gray permission to talk to Nat in jail?
(a) Nat's jailer.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Nat's master.
(d) Jeremiah Cobb.

12. What does Gray refer to the insurgent slaves as?
(a) A "ravaging band of murderers."
(b) A "band of ferocious miscreants."
(c) The "ebony slaughterers."
(d) "Heartless heathens set upon vengeance."

13. According to Gray, what excuse did Nat give for his participation in the rebellion?
(a) None.
(b) Because his friends told him to.
(c) Because he was angry.
(d) Because he wanted to be free.

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

15. What weapon does Nat's captor carry?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) A sword.
(d) A knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?

2. According to Nat's statements, the insurrection was ______.

3. According to Nat's confession, he had originally intended the rebellion to begin on what day?

4. What is the name of the town Nat can see from his jail cell window?

5. What does T. R. Gray mean by "this population"?

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