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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only thing the slaves were given to eat on board the slave ship?
(a) Yams.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Bread and cheese.

2. In southern society, a man's status was based upon:
(a) The amount of money he had.
(b) The number of slaves he had.
(c) The number of slave women he had.
(d) The amount of money he recieved from selling slaves.

3. The job of a slaver trader was to sell the slave to the _____________.
(a) Cruelest master.
(b) Most respected bidder.
(c) Highest bidder.
(d) Kindest master.

4. Slave traders chained slaves together in a line in what was called a _________________.
(a) Slave chain.
(b) Slave auction.
(c) Slave line-up.
(d) Slave coffle.

5. 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."
(a) Mingo White.
(b) Moses Grandy.
(c) Prince Bee.
(d) Lou Smith.

6. What was the typical work hours for a slave who worked in the field?
(a) Sunrise to nighttime.
(b) Mid-morning to midnight.
(c) Sunrise to midnight.
(d) Sunrise to sunset.

7. The slave homes of this former President was a notable exception to the norm in terms of the condition of the homes:
(a) John Adams.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) James Madison.
(d) George Washington.

8. What was the title for the trusted slave that would often help administer whippings to other slaves?
(a) The slave owner.
(b) The overseer.
(c) The driver.
(d) The slave trader.

9. Many of the white men and black slave children had what sort of unique bond, though not always acknowledged?
(a) Master and servant.
(b) Father and slave.
(c) Father and son/daughter.
(d) Master and slave.

10. What was the name of the white man who taught his black son to call him "Papa" instead of "Master?"
(a) Powhatan Mitchell.
(b) Byrl Anderson.
(c) Frank Cooper.
(d) Charley Williams.

11. What animals did the master who taught his son to call him "Papa" use to teach his black son and white son about brotherhood?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Goats.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Pigs.

12. How was Frank Cooper and his sister given a taste of slavery?
(a) They were made to work on the fields for an entire day without food or drink.
(b) They felt the harsh crack of the whip upon their backs from Mammy.
(c) They had to work like a slave in the kitchens.
(d) They had to call Mammy "Master".

13. What is the first group of people that the colonists tried out as slaves?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Whites.
(c) Africans.
(d) Indians.

14. What was one cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Suffocation.
(c) Drowning.
(d) Murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following was most likely the outfit a slave wore to work out in the field?

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

3. What happened to the children who were captured with their mothers and brought aboard the slave ship?

4. 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?"

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

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