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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) That the pure shall know repentance.
(b) That thy life shall be spared.
(c) That thy acts will be known to all men.
(d) That thy truth shall be known.

2. In the Introduction, Gray hopes that the description of Nat's rebellion will demonstrate policy regarding what?
(a) The restraint of slaves.
(b) Freeing slaves.
(c) The sale of slaves.
(d) Educating slaves.

3. What warning, if any, was given for the insurrection?
(a) There was no warning given.
(b) A villager overheard two slaves planning, but didn't take it seriously.
(c) Written plans were discovered, but too late.
(d) One of the participating slaves told his wife.

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

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

6. What Psalm does Nat tell Miss Margaret is his favorite?
(a) Psalm fifty-five.
(b) Psalm twenty-three.
(c) Psalm fifty-seven.
(d) Psalm twelve.

7. Nat describes black slaves as being docile, yet filled with ______.
(a) Fury.
(b) Fear .
(c) Revenge.
(d) Pain.

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

9. What does Gray feel that Nat's rebellion will further the cause of?
(a) Anti-abolition.
(b) Abolition.
(c) Voting rights for blacks.
(d) Easing restrictions on blacks.

10. According to Nat, Hark's name might be short for what?
(a) Harken.
(b) Hercules.
(c) Hank.
(d) Hector.

11. Gray quotes a study by Professor Enoch Mebane that says:
(a) Negroes are intellectually deficient.
(b) While slavery exists, rebellions are bound to happen.
(c) Negroes need to be handled like wild animals.
(d) The Negro is a biologically inferior species.

12. How does Nat encounter Jeremiah Cobb the first time?
(a) Cobb needs repairs to his dogcart.
(b) Cobb is considering buying Nat.
(c) Cobb requests water from the Travis well.
(d) Cobb stops by to visit Joseph Travis.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gray attribute the failure of the rebellion to?

3. According to Gray's "Introduction" people in the Southampton area were __________.:

4. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?

5. Nat tells Gray of an event that "laid the groundwork" for his later actions, including the insurrection. What was that event?

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