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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Auction Block.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Frank Cooper and his sister given a taste of slavery?
(a) They were made to work on the fields for an entire day without food or drink.
(b) They had to call Mammy "Master".
(c) They felt the harsh crack of the whip upon their backs from Mammy.
(d) They had to work like a slave in the kitchens.

2. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."
(a) Mingo White.
(b) Frank Cooper.
(c) Roberta Manson.
(d) Ella Wilson.

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

4. What was one cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Murder.
(d) Suffocation.

5. What was Henry Johnson's account about slavery?
(a) He and other slaves were forced by their master to steal cattle from other slave owners.
(b) He was thrown in a buck and whipped.
(c) He was a driver who was lenient with the whip.
(d) His grandmother whipped him to show him what being a slave felt like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the white man who taught his black son to call him "Papa" instead of "Master?"

2. This second group of people were not slaves but rather called __________________.

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

4. What event set off a large amount of slave selling?

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

(see the answer key)

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