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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, After Emancipation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did the Civil War last?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. 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.

3. How was slavery in the United States different than slavery in other countries?
(a) Slavery in the United States was far more lenient in the way slaves were treated.
(b) Slavery in the United States was far more cruel and culture-destroying than the others.
(c) Slavery in the United States allowed some slaves to be set free.
(d) Slavery in the United States did not allow slaves to have families.

4. What did Solomon Northup almost do?
(a) He killed his owner.
(b) He led an insurrection.
(c) He pretended to be dead, then ran away.
(d) He almost killed his owner.

5. The padlock that the slave Paul wore is a symbolization of what?
(a) The greed of the slave traders.
(b) The animalistic treatment of the blacks by the slave owners.
(c) The extreme power the white man had over slaves.
(d) The animalistic treatment of the blacks by the slave owners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a second principal item for which slaves were traded for?

2. What was Henry Johnson's account about slavery?

3. Chapter 5 portrays which of the following themes?

4. What year did the slave insurrection that is mentioned in Chapter 5 take place?

5. What was one thing a "share" consisted of?

(see the answer key)

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