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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cornelia Carny told the story of whom?
(a) Her cousin, Paul who hung himself.
(b) Her uncle Jake who quit working.
(c) Her brother who hit the little Missy.
(d) Her father, John Jones Littleton who hid in the woods.

2. Some slaves preferred what over being captured after running away?
(a) Be killed or kill themselves.
(b) Bury themselves to hide for days.
(c) Keep running.
(d) Turning themselves in.

3. During which months were the slave coffles usually seen?
(a) September to March.
(b) March to September.
(c) October to May.
(d) May to October.

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

5. What did some drivers, like Platt, become experienced at?
(a) Handling the whip such that when he was ordered to whip a slave, he could make it look real without actually hitting the slave.
(b) Whipping the other slaves throughly but not to the point of death.
(c) Encouraging the masters to not be present during whippings so that he could fake it instead.
(d) Handling the whip so well that he could get the whipping done very quickly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the overseers term the slaves' acts of ignorance?

2. What is a third way early slave trades were carried out?

3. What was the slave called Paul known for?

4. What event set off a large amount of slave selling?

5. Who were the "bluecoats?"

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