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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. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Poison.
(b) Fighting each other to the death.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Murder.

2. Many of the white men and black slave children had what sort of unique bond, though not always acknowledged?
(a) Master and servant.
(b) Father and slave.
(c) Father and son/daughter.
(d) Master and slave.

3. Who said the following: "We never heard our names scarcely at all. First young man I went with wanted to know my initials! What did I know 'bout initials?"
(a) Sallie Crane.
(b) Annonymous.
(c) Charles Ball.
(d) Charley Williams.

4. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?
(a) He was an old driver who faked whippings when the master wasn't around.
(b) He did not like the idea of whippings so he faked it when he was told to whip a slave by the master.
(c) Anytime his master wanted a slave whipped, he would be the first to volunteer to administer the punishment.
(d) He did not like whippings so he stood up to the master and the master decided to stop the whippings.

5. What was the area on the slave trading boat called where the Africans were held and chained together?
(a) Slave holding.
(b) Slave dinghy.
(c) Slave dungeon.
(d) Slave galley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another way early slave trades were carried out?

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

3. Mammy referred to her slave days as what?

4. Complete the author's sentence: "They were not slaves. They were people. Their condition was _______________."

5. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?

(see the answer key)

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