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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. When the slaves went down for bed, what did they fear?
(a) Oversleeping.
(b) Dying in their sleep.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) The lack of warmth.

2. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."
(a) Roberta Manson.
(b) Frank Cooper.
(c) Mingo White.
(d) Ella Wilson.

3. In 1860, less than ______ slave owners owned more than ______ slaves.
(a) 4000; 150.
(b) 3000; 100.
(c) 3000; 150.
(d) 4000; 150.

4. Where did some of the most emotional scenes of slave trading take place?
(a) At the foot of the auction block.
(b) At the new plantation.
(c) At the slave's home on the plantation.
(d) At the Big House.

5. This former President furnished his slave homes in the more typical fashion:
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) James Madison.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Frank Cooper and his sister given a taste of slavery?

2. With whom did slave owners sometimes try to be gentle with before they bought them?

3. The slave trading was much like today's ____________________.

4. Mammy referred to her slave days as what?

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

(see the answer key)

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