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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....
(a) Hands being tied together at the shins.
(b) Face being stuck in the ground.
(c) A stick held between the arms and knees.
(d) Squatting naked on the ground.

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

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

4. Which country introduced Africans to Europe in the early sixteenth century?
(a) Portugal.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Netherlands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason for the months that slave traders chose to have slave coffles?

2. Why did the emotional scenes during slave trades occur?

3. Many of the white men and black slave children had what sort of unique bond, though not always acknowledged?

4. Why were the Africans finally selected by the colonists to be slaves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the reason that the Federal Writer's Project interviewed so many blacks?

2. What were some ways in which the slaves learned to resist the brainwashing and dehumanizing tactics of the slave owners?

3. Describe the reaction of the anonymous white man who mentions being awakened by the overseer's horn in Chapter 3.

4. Discuss the reasons why Indians and whites did not work out for the colonists for manual labor purposes.

5. Briefly describe the slave trading market.

6. What was the story of Blackshear and what was the significance?

7. Discuss the ideas of freedom and death to the slaves.

8. Why did the colonists turn to blacks as a means of manual labor?

9. How were the slaves usually clothed for working out in the fields?

10. From Chapter 2, discuss the story of Eliza and why it is an uncommon one.

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