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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was President Lincoln's original reason for starting the Civil War?
(a) To split the Union.
(b) To preserve the Union.
(c) To teach the southern states not to rebel.
(d) To free the slaves.

2. 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) Josiah Henson.
(b) William Hayden.
(c) Charles Ball.
(d) West Turner.

3. What did hundred of slaves do when they heard of the Civil War?
(a) Escaped to join the Union army.
(b) Freed themselves.
(c) Fought in the Confederate army.
(d) Stayed on the plantations.

4. Chapter 5 portrays which of the following themes?
(a) Loyalty.
(b) Faith.
(c) Determination.
(d) Freedom.

5. What are the two ways that a man can be enslaved?
(a) Force and money.
(b) Force and brainwashing.
(c) Brainwashing and money.
(d) Brainwashing and trickery.

6. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Nat Turner.
(b) Harriet Tubman.
(c) Lev Cheney.
(d) Charles Ball.

7. Who was the general of the Union Army?
(a) Samuel Cooper.
(b) Ulysses S. Grant.
(c) Robert E. Lee.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

8. What was the name of the white terrorist group formed at the end of the Civil War?
(a) Ku Ku Klan.
(b) Klux Ku Klan.
(c) Ku Klux Klan.
(d) Ku Klan Klux.

9. What was the slave called Paul known for?
(a) He hid out in the woods for several years before escaping to Mexico.
(b) He was hiding in the swamp and ended up hanging himself with a bell around his neck.
(c) He was hit by the little Missy when trying to wake her up and almost choked her in retaliation.
(d) He organized an insurrection only to betray it, resulting in him becoming extremely hated by all his race.

10. How many whites were killed in the slave insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Less than sixty.
(b) More than one hundred.
(c) Less than thirty.
(d) More than sixty.

11. When slaves became freed, what was one constitutional power they were given?
(a) Keeping a family together.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Voting.
(d) Education.

12. When did the slaves generally sneak off?
(a) Saturday nights.
(b) Monday nights.
(c) Friday nights.
(d) Sunday nights.

13. How much was a "share" worth?
(a) A liveable amount.
(b) A very large amount.
(c) A very small amount.
(d) Practically nothing.

14. Although the slaves were now free, another problem arose. What was it?
(a) Their old masters sent people after them to catch and kill them.
(b) They had no money.
(c) They were still not allowed to vote.
(d) They did not know how to live on their own.

15. What was another thing that was included in the "share" package?
(a) A slave.
(b) Farm animals.
(c) A plantation.
(d) Segregation.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?

2. To whom did the "Uncle Toms" refer to?

3. Why were Native African slaves more fortunate than slaves born into slavery?

4. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?

5. Who were the house servants?

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