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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Auction Block.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the account of a man named Gabe?
(a) Alice Johnson.
(b) West Turner.
(c) Ida Hutchinson.
(d) Henry Johnson.

2. The job of a slaver trader was to sell the slave to the _____________.
(a) Highest bidder.
(b) Cruelest master.
(c) Most respected bidder.
(d) Kindest master.

3. Complete the author's sentence: "They were not slaves. They were people. Their condition was _______________."
(a) Eternal servitutde.
(b) Dire.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Indentured servitude.

4. What was one cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Murder.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Drowning.

5. What was the main lesson that Byrl Anderson learned from his Master?
(a) To never call him nor any other white man Master because all men, both black and white, are equal.
(b) To always love your brother honestly.
(c) Work hard to earn a well-rewarding job.
(d) To always treat women respectfully.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the advantage to a slave for being sold in an auction that took place in his area?

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

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

4. Why were the Africans finally selected by the colonists to be slaves?

5. What is the name of the early nineteenth century slave who heard stories of Africa from his grandfather and later wrote an autobiography?

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