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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Plantation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was slavery in the United States different than slavery in other countries?
(a) Slavery in the United States did not allow slaves to have families.
(b) Slavery in the United States was far more lenient in the way slaves were treated.
(c) Slavery in the United States was far more cruel and culture-destroying than the others.
(d) Slavery in the United States allowed some slaves to be set free.

2. Between the time that a slave was bought and sold by a trader, what happened to him?
(a) His well-being was looked after.
(b) He was punished so he would not run away.
(c) He was allowed to spend extra time with his family.
(d) He was given a few days vacation.

3. How did Frank Cooper realize his Mammy used to be a slave?
(a) He found her freedom papers.
(b) He saw the cuts on her legs.
(c) He saw the old scars on her back.
(d) He saw how rough her hands were.

4. What did some drivers, like Platt, become experienced at?
(a) Handling the whip so well that he could get the whipping done very quickly.
(b) Whipping the other slaves throughly but not to the point of death.
(c) Encouraging the masters to not be present during whippings so that he could fake it instead.
(d) Handling the whip such that when he was ordered to whip a slave, he could make it look real without actually hitting the slave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the children who were captured with their mothers and brought aboard the slave ship?

2. What was a second principal item for which slaves were traded for?

3. Whose account supports the author's claim that slave traders often used tricks to make the slaves appear well-groomed and healthy for the day of the auction?

4. What was Henry Johnson's account about slavery?

5. In 1860, less than ______ slave owners owned more than ______ slaves.

(see the answer key)

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