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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the slaves escaped the insurrection without punishment?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) Only one.
(d) Seven.

2. Benjamin stated that he, too, would like to do away with slavery. What did he say might take the places of the slaves?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Workers from another country.
(c) Machines.
(d) Hired help.

3. What does Gray say was the "only principle of restraint" for the band of slaves?
(a) Apprehension for their personal safety.
(b) Worry that the alarm would be raised too soon.
(c) Fear of being caught.
(d) Fear of taking too much time, impeding their escape to the north.

4. What is the name of the town Nat can see from his jail cell window?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Fredericksburg.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Richmond.

5. What does Gray feel that Nat's rebellion will further the cause of?
(a) Voting rights for blacks.
(b) Easing restrictions on blacks.
(c) Abolition.
(d) Anti-abolition.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gray's "Introduction" people in the Southampton area were __________.:

2. What does Nat compare his life as a slave child to?

3. What does Nat wonder about after sentencing?

4. How does Nat encounter Jeremiah Cobb the first time?

5. Who is Jeremiah Cobb?

(see the answer key)

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