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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Resistance to Slavery - 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one principal item for which slaves were traded for?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Yams.
(d) Liquor.

2. What percentage of the South owned no slaves?
(a) 60%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 25%.
(d) 50%.

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

4. Between the time that a slave was bought and sold by a trader, what happened to him?
(a) He was given a few days vacation.
(b) He was punished so he would not run away.
(c) His well-being was looked after.
(d) He was allowed to spend extra time with his family.

5. What was the slave's "home" called?
(a) Slave Row.
(b) Slave Rooms.
(c) Slave Housing.
(d) Slave Huts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the slaves generally sneak off?

2. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?

3. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....

4. What exactly happened at the occasion of a young slave woman named Eliza?

5. Who said the following: "They whipped my father 'cause he looked at a slave they killed and cried."

(see the answer key)

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