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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. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like standing idle in the field?
(a) 90.
(b) 50.
(c) 75.
(d) 100.

2. What was the only thing the slaves were given to eat on board the slave ship?
(a) Cabbage.
(b) Yams.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Potatoes.

3. Why did the attempt to use this first group of people for manual labor fail for the English Colonists?
(a) They were uncompromising and unwilling to work.
(b) They rebelled often against the landlords and ran away.
(c) They were not used to plantation life and were susceptible to diseases.
(d) The language barrier proved difficult for communication.

4. How was a slave identified?
(a) By his master's first name.
(b) By his master's last name.
(c) By his number.
(d) By his first name.

5. In Chapter 2, who was free man who was captured and put into slavery?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Solomon Northup.
(c) Ben Simpson.
(d) Lorenzo Ivy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said the following: "We never heard our names scarcely at all. First young man I went with wanted to know my initials! What did I know 'bout initials?"

2. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:

3. 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?

4. What was the slave's "home" called?

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

(see the answer key)

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