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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. What was the typical work hours for a slave who worked in the field?
(a) Sunrise to nighttime.
(b) Sunrise to sunset.
(c) Mid-morning to midnight.
(d) Sunrise to midnight.

2. In southern society, a man's status was based upon:
(a) The number of slaves he had.
(b) The amount of money he recieved from selling slaves.
(c) The amount of money he had.
(d) The number of slave women he had.

3. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?
(a) October to May.
(b) May to October.
(c) September to March.
(d) March to September.

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

5. What was a third reason Africans appealed to the colonists as slaves?
(a) They were eager and willing workers.
(b) They were hard and diligent workers, they did not attempt many escapes, and they did not have to be paid.
(c) There was a never-ending supply.
(d) They were diligent workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first group of people that the colonists tried out as slaves?

2. Whose account is an example of a joyous occasion seen at the auction block?

3. What is true about slaves and their living on plantations?

4. What was one cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?

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