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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. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....
(a) A stick held between the arms and knees.
(b) Face being stuck in the ground.
(c) Hands being tied together at the shins.
(d) Squatting naked on the ground.
2. Why did the emotional scenes during slave trades occur?
(a) Slaves did not want to part from their original masters.
(b) Slaves didn't agree with the price they were being sold for.
(c) Slave families were being split apart.
(d) Slave families rejoiced at being bought together.
3. What is another way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) The slave traders lied to the Africans, telling them they would be indentured servants instead of slaves.
(b) Slave traders started fights with Africans, making bets that if the Africans lost, they would have to become slaves.
(c) The slave traders made pacts with African tribal chiefs to trade slaves for goods.
(d) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.
4. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?
(a) The slave owner's wife.
(b) The slave owner's child.
(c) The slave owner.
(d) The overseer.
5. What was the title for a poor white who was hired to watch over the slaves as they worked and ensure they weren't lazy or try to run away?
(a) The driver.
(b) The slave owner.
(c) The overseer.
(d) The slave trader.
Short Answer Questions
1. Slaves knew they were enslaved because of what two reasons?
2. What was the main lesson that Byrl Anderson learned from his Master?
3. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
4. Where did some of the most emotional scenes of slave trading take place?
5. 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?
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