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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, After Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the typical work hours for a slave who worked in the field?
(a) Sunrise to nighttime.
(b) Sunrise to midnight.
(c) Mid-morning to midnight.
(d) Sunrise to sunset.

2. What were house servants led to believe?
(a) That they must side with the other slaves and help them escape.
(b) That they must obey all that was told to them.
(c) That they must secretly spy on their masters in order to be able to create good escape plans.
(d) That being a house servant was the greatest honor.

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

4. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?
(a) They were not welcome in the North.
(b) They contracted diseases from the North.
(c) They had no land by which to supply their own needs.
(d) They did not know how to live on their own.

5. What is another way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) The slave traders made pacts with African tribal chiefs to trade slaves for goods.
(b) The slave traders lied to the Africans, telling them they would be indentured servants instead of slaves.
(c) Slave traders started fights with Africans, making bets that if the Africans lost, they would have to become slaves.
(d) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many whites were killed in the slave insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?

2. What was the main lesson that Byrl Anderson learned from his Master?

3. Why did some slave owners move to Texas?

4. How much was a "share" worth?

5. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?

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