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

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

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?
(a) Unmanageable slaves.
(b) Slave-breeding.
(c) He wanted to try buying new slaves.
(d) To free himself of a personal or business debt.

4. Who describes being thrown in a buck and whipped?
(a) Ida Hutchinson.
(b) West Turner.
(c) Ella Wilson.
(d) Henry Johnson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the time when a slave was going to be __________, he/she _____________ know about it in advance.

2. 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?"

3. Who said the following: "You want to know what they did in slavery times. They were doing just what they do know."?

4. How did Frank Cooper realize his Mammy used to be a slave?

5. What was it about the African civilizations that made it easier for colonists to use the Africans more easily?

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