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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What three adjectives does Gray use to describe Nat Turner's mind?
(a) Evil, thoughtless, and cruel.
(b) Dark, bewildered, and overwrought.
(c) Excited, devious, and mischievous.
(d) Distraught, feverish, and plotting.

2. When Gray speaks of understanding Nat's mind, what does he say about it?
(a) Nat was trying to grapple with things beyond his mind's reach.
(b) Nat had sociopathic tendencies and would have killed more people if he hadn't been caught.
(c) Nat had a mental condition and couldn't understand what he was doing.
(d) Nat's mind snapped at the thought of being sold again.

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

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

5. What weapon does Nat carry?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gray refer to himself in the introduction?

2. What reason does Gray give in his introduction for publishing Nat's confessions?

3. Who was Nat's master at the time of the insurrection?

4. What is the name of the town Nat can see from his jail cell window?

5. In Part 1, how does Gray refer to Nat?

(see the answer key)

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