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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. Once the slaves left the field, what did they do?
(a) Eat dinner.
(b) Cook dinner for the master.
(c) Get some rest.
(d) Attend to their individual chores.

2. If a slave did not have the correct weigh-in amount, what was the consequence?
(a) All clothing taken away.
(b) Being thrown in a buck.
(c) Lashes.
(d) No food for a week.

3. Most of the time when a slave was going to be __________, he/she _____________ know about it in advance.
(a) sold; did.
(b) bred; did.
(c) bred; did not.
(d) sold; did not.

4. What was the advantage to a slave for being sold in an auction that took place in his area?
(a) He knew he would not be sold again after this time.
(b) He knew he could run away before being bought.
(c) He knew he would go to someone better than his current master.
(d) He knew the people who bid on him.

5. Which country introduced Africans to Europe in the early sixteenth century?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Netherlands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the white man who taught his black son to call him "Papa" instead of "Master?"

2. What was the main plant that was in need of constant care by the slaves?

3. How much time did the slaves typically get for a break?

4. 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?"

5. The cotton picking season began when?

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