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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After working for a "share" for a while, what ended up happening to many of the ex-slaves?
(a) They were able to purchase their own land.
(b) They found that they were much happier.
(c) They found themselves in debt.
(d) They ran away.

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

3. What did the slaves use religion for?
(a) Simple worship.
(b) Resisting the dehumanizing effects of slavery.
(c) Understanding how to treat their masters.
(d) Learning new stories.

4. Who were the "bluecoats?"
(a) The British.
(b) The northern army.
(c) The southern army.
(d) The French.

5. When was the only time slaves got a few days to a week off?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Hannukah.
(d) Kawanza.

6. Which of the following is NOT a method whites used to "brainwash" blacks?
(a) Stating that whites are superior and giving blacks a cursed name.
(b) Taking away a personal identity.
(c) Religion.
(d) Having personal discussions with each slave.

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

8. What was a "share?"
(a) Ex-slaves went back to their old owners who let them work on the plantation but deducted a certain amount from their harvest.
(b) It was a portion of land that ex-slaves could have for loan by the government to live and work on.
(c) Ex-slaves created settlements in which everyone was required to share their earnings and harvests.
(d) It was what they called the monetary loan given to ex-slaves by the government.

9. What was another problem slaves faced after they were freed?
(a) They did not know how to live on their own.
(b) They contracted diseases from the North.
(c) They had no land by which to supply their own needs.
(d) They were not welcome in the North.

10. Who were the house servants?
(a) They were the maids of the house.
(b) They were the slaves that never left the house.
(c) They were the ones who were paid small amounts of money by the masters and were not really slaves.
(d) They were the slaves that were treated better than the others and usually model slaves.

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

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

13. What was the purpose of the three bells worn by Paul above his head?
(a) When he hung himself, animals approaching his body would be scared away at the sound.
(b) His master used it as a means of finding him if he ran away.
(c) Anyone who heard the jingling would get scared and run away.
(d) To have something to use as an instrument for music when he was alone.

14. Who said, "Ain't got to slave no more. We're free! We're free!"?
(a) Susie Melton.
(b) Fannie Berry.
(c) Betty Jones.
(d) Anna Woods.

15. When did slaves begin freeing themselves?
(a) After all the southern states were under Union control.
(b) When they heard a rumor that they were declared free.
(c) After the Emancipation Proclamation was declared.
(d) Right when the Civil War ended.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were house servants led to believe?

2. What was the slave called Paul known for?

3. How long did Armacie Adams continue working as a slave before finding out he was free?

4. What was the name of the white terrorist group formed at the end of the Civil War?

5. Who shared the story of being unable to believe that freedom had come upon the slaves?

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