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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did slave owners sometimes try to be gentle with before they bought them?
(a) Young men.
(b) Children.
(c) Young women.
(d) Old women.

2. Where did some of the most emotional scenes of slave trading take place?
(a) At the Big House.
(b) At the foot of the auction block.
(c) At the new plantation.
(d) At the slave's home on the plantation.

3. When did the slaves generally sneak off?
(a) Saturday nights.
(b) Friday nights.
(c) Sunday nights.
(d) Monday nights.

4. Who shared the story of being unable to believe that freedom had come upon the slaves?
(a) Tom Hester.
(b) Betty Jones.
(c) Tom Robinson.
(d) Anna Woods.

5. Who was the slave who did not agree with slavery but felt that doing the job right was the proper way of doing things?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Josiah Henson.
(c) William Hayden.
(d) West Turner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?

2. To whom did the "Uncle Toms" refer to?

3. What are the two ways that a man can be enslaved?

4. How long did Armacie Adams continue working as a slave before finding out he was free?

5. What was the reason for the months that slave traders chose to have slave coffles?

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