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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. Why were the Africans finally selected by the colonists to be slaves?
(a) Their skin color stood out and made it easy to find them if they tried to escape.
(b) They were easy to capture.
(c) They did as they were told, made acts of rebellion, and were willing to work hard for their masters.
(d) They were easy to convince.

2. What is the name of the early nineteenth century slave who heard stories of Africa from his grandfather and later wrote an autobiography?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Charlie Ball.
(c) Charles Bale.
(d) Charlie Bale.

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

4. What item was used to discipline slaves?
(a) A gun.
(b) A whip.
(c) A leather thong.
(d) A pitchfork.

5. Why did the attempt to use this second group of people also fail for the English colonists?
(a) They were lazy and did not do their required work well.
(b) They were susceptible to several diseases in the New World and many died quickly.
(c) They felt that because they too were white, that they deserved equal treatment and refused to work.
(d) The seven year turnover meant a continued supply of new people and they could easily run away and blend in with other whites people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the area on the slave trading boat called where the Africans were held and chained together?

2. What was a second reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?

3. What is a third way early slave trades were carried out?

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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