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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were many of the slaves forced to remain on the plantations during the Civil War?
(a) They were afraid of running away and joining the Union army.
(b) They did not agree with the Civil War and wanted to remain on the plantation with their masters.
(c) They were the agricultural backbone of the south, especially if the men were off in the Confederate troop.
(d) They were not yet freed.

2. Where did the South surrender to the North?
(a) Antietam.
(b) Gettysburg.
(c) Appomattax.
(d) Manassas.

3. What did the slaves use religion for?
(a) Simple worship.
(b) Understanding how to treat their masters.
(c) Learning new stories.
(d) Resisting the dehumanizing effects of slavery.

4. What year did the Civil War begin?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1816.

5. Whose account is an example of a joyous occasion seen at the auction block?
(a) Jenny Proctor.
(b) Lou Smith.
(c) Prince Bee.
(d) Doc Daniel Dowdy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the emotional scenes during slave trades occur?

2. Whose account supports the author's claim that slave traders often used tricks to make the slaves appear well-groomed and healthy for the day of the auction?

3. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?

4. Slave traders chained slaves together in a line in what was called a _________________.

5. What did the overseers term the slaves' acts of ignorance?

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