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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, To Be a Slave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said this in their account of slavery: "They never got nary a lick of labor and nary a red penny for any of them babies."?
(a) Ella Wilson.
(b) Roberta Manson.
(c) Ida Hutchinson.
(d) Henry Johnson.

2. 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 slave trader.
(b) The slave owner.
(c) The driver.
(d) The overseer.

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

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

5. Which country introduced Africans to Europe in the early sixteenth century?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Netherlands.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said the following: "You want to know what they did in slavery times. They were doing just what they do know."?

2. How did Frank Cooper realize his Mammy used to be a slave?

3. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?

4. Who describes being thrown in a buck and whipped?

5. Many of the white men and black slave children had what sort of unique bond, though not always acknowledged?

(see the answer key)

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