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

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

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

4. What was the second group of people that the colonists tried to use for manual labor?
(a) Poor whites, prisoners, and debtors.
(b) Rich whites.
(c) Africans.
(d) Indians.

5. How many lashes would a slave receive for something like a broken branch in the field or a dry leaf in the cotton?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. Complete the author's sentence: "They were not slaves. They were people. Their condition was _______________."

2. What was 'Ol Gabe known for?

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

4. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?

5. What item was used to discipline slaves?

(see the answer key)

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