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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. Who said this in their account of slavery: "They never got nary a lick of labor and nary a red penny for any of them babies."?
(a) Henry Johnson.
(b) Ida Hutchinson.
(c) Ella Wilson.
(d) Roberta Manson.

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

3. Who was the slave who did not agree with slavery but felt that doing the job right was the proper way of doing things?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Josiah Henson.
(c) West Turner.
(d) William Hayden.

4. Which of the following was most likely the outfit a slave wore to work out in the field?
(a) A shirt, pants, AND hat.
(b) A shirt AND pants.
(c) A shirt OR pants.
(d) A shirt, hat, and shoes OR pants.

5. The slave trading was much like today's ____________________.
(a) Shopping centers.
(b) Real estate bids.
(c) Stock market.
(d) Car auctions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT a reason slaves would sneak off into the woods during nights?

2. Whose account is an example of a joyous occasion seen at the auction block?

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

4. Who said the following: "I have never seen or heard from her from that day to this. I loved her as I love my life."

5. Approximately how many Africans were taken from their continent during the years of slave trade?

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