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

2. Why did the attempt to use this first group of people for manual labor fail for the English Colonists?
(a) They were uncompromising and unwilling to work.
(b) They rebelled often against the landlords and ran away.
(c) They were not used to plantation life and were susceptible to diseases.
(d) The language barrier proved difficult for communication.

3. Who said the following: "You want to know what they did in slavery times. They were doing just what they do know."?
(a) Roberta Manson.
(b) Sallie Crane.
(c) Anonymous.
(d) Alice Johnson.

4. What is one way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) The slave traders would lie in wait for the Africans then capture them.
(b) Slave traders tranquilized Africans, then captured them.
(c) Slave traders would drug Africans and steal them.
(d) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.

5. What was the second group of people that the colonists tried to use for manual labor?
(a) Africans.
(b) Rich whites.
(c) Poor whites, prisoners, and debtors.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?

2. What did some drivers, like Platt, become experienced at?

3. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....

4. Why did the attempt to use this second group of people also fail for the English colonists?

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

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