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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nat have a dream about while In the courtroom?
(a) Escaping.
(b) Being lost.
(c) Boys trapped in quicksand.
(d) Winning his case in court and being freed.

2. On what date was Nat captured?
(a) October 30, 1831.
(b) October 29, 1831.
(c) October 31, 1831.
(d) November 1, 1831.

3. What moniker did Gray assign to Nat Turner?
(a) The "unrepentant runaway."
(b) The "great Bandit."
(c) The "ferocious captive."
(d) The "elusive Fox."

4. Gray quotes a study by Professor Enoch Mebane that says:
(a) Negroes need to be handled like wild animals.
(b) Negroes are intellectually deficient.
(c) The Negro is a biologically inferior species.
(d) While slavery exists, rebellions are bound to happen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nat's execution date?

2. What does Nat wonder about after sentencing?

3. What word did Cobb ask Nat to spell?

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

5. Who did Nat confide his plans for the insurrection to?

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