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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Resistance to Slavery - 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?
(a) The slave owner.
(b) The overseer.
(c) The slave owner's child.
(d) The slave owner's wife.

2. Which person fits the author's description of the type of slave that was "so enslaved that once slavery had ended, they were sorry"?
(a) Alice Johnson.
(b) Charley Williams.
(c) Byrl Anderson.
(d) Annonymous.

3. Most of the time when a slave was going to be __________, he/she _____________ know about it in advance.
(a) bred; did.
(b) sold; did.
(c) bred; did not.
(d) sold; did not.

4. Who was the largest slave trader in Memphis, Tennessee?
(a) Doc Daniel Dowdy
(b) West Turner
(c) Moses Grandy
(d) Nathan Bedford Forrest

5. What was a third reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?
(a) They were hard and diligent workers, they did not attempt many escapes, and they did not have to be paid.
(b) There was a never-ending supply.
(c) They were eager and willing workers.
(d) They were diligent workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one principal item for which slaves were traded for?

2. What was Franklin and Armfield?

3. What was the advantage to a slave for being sold in an auction that took place in his area?

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

5. What was the area on the slave trading boat called where the Africans were held and chained together?

(see the answer key)

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