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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many Africans were taken from their continent during the years of slave trade?
(a) Ten million.
(b) Ten billion.
(c) Fifty billion.
(d) Fifty million.

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

3. What exactly happened at the occasion of a young slave woman named Eliza?
(a) Eliza was bought and freed by a man from New York.
(b) Eliza was bought by some free blacks and then freed herself.
(c) Eliza was bought by the master who owned her family.
(d) Eliza was bought by a kind master.

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

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

6. Where did some of the most emotional scenes of slave trading take place?
(a) At the slave's home on the plantation.
(b) At the Big House.
(c) At the new plantation.
(d) At the foot of the auction block.

7. What was the advantage to a slave for being sold in an auction that took place in his area?
(a) He knew the people who bid on him.
(b) He knew he would go to someone better than his current master.
(c) He knew he would not be sold again after this time.
(d) He knew he could run away before being bought.

8. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Poison.
(b) Fighting each other to the death.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Murder.

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

10. What event set off a large amount of slave selling?
(a) The death of many slaves due to the unconditionally hot weather in the summer.
(b) The death of many slave owners due to the plague.
(c) The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
(d) The nomination of Abraham Lincoln as President.

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

12. In Chapter 2, who was free man who was captured and put into slavery?
(a) Charles Ball.
(b) Solomon Northup.
(c) Ben Simpson.
(d) Lorenzo Ivy.

13. What was the main lesson that Byrl Anderson learned from his Master?
(a) To always love your brother honestly.
(b) Work hard to earn a well-rewarding job.
(c) To never call him nor any other white man Master because all men, both black and white, are equal.
(d) To always treat women respectfully.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the attempt to use this first group of people for manual labor fail for the English Colonists?

2. What was the name of the white man who taught his black son to call him "Papa" instead of "Master?"

3. Who was the largest slave trader in Memphis, Tennessee?

4. Which of the following were not one of the people who would administer a whipping to a slave?

5. What is the name of the early nineteenth century slave who heard stories of Africa from his grandfather and later wrote an autobiography?

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