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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Gray, what excuse did Nat give for his participation in the rebellion?
(a) Because his friends told him to.
(b) Because he was angry.
(c) Because he wanted to be free.
(d) None.

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

3. Who does Trezevant compare Nat to?
(a) Ivan the Terrible.
(b) Attila the Hun.
(c) President Andrew Jackson.
(d) The Pope.

4. What word did Cobb ask Nat to spell?
(a) Cobb.
(b) Cat.
(c) Nat.
(d) Dog.

5. What does Gray tell Nat about the Bible, when he cannot bring one to Nat?
(a) It is not ment for Nat.
(b) It is evil.
(c) It is a waste of time.
(d) It is better left alone.

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

7. 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) Fear of taking too much time, impeding their escape to the north.
(d) Apprehension for their personal safety.

8. What does Nat remember during Gray's speech to the court?
(a) Hearing God order him to kill.
(b) A song Miss Margaret wrote.
(c) The twenty-third Psalm.
(d) A stern lecture from his master.

9. Who did Nat confide his plans for the insurrection to?
(a) Five other slaves.
(b) A few other slaves.
(c) Twelve other slaves.
(d) Eighteen slaves.

10. While in jail, about how many blacks does Hark say were killed while Nat hid?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One hundred fifty.
(d) One hundred.

11. What happened to Hark's wife and son?
(a) They moved to another plantation.
(b) They escaped.
(c) They were sold to Mississippi.
(d) They died.

12. According to Nat's statements, the insurrection was ______.
(a) Confined to five farms.
(b) Spread across twelve miles.
(c) Local.
(d) Confined to two counties.

13. Who is Miss Maria Pope?
(a) Mrs. Travis's half-sister.
(b) The closest neighbor to the Travis home.
(c) Joseph Travis's half-sister.
(d) Joseph Travis's aunt.

14. What Psalm does Nat tell Miss Margaret is his favorite?
(a) Psalm twelve.
(b) Psalm twenty-three.
(c) Psalm fifty-five.
(d) Psalm fifty-seven.

15. Who was Nat's master at the time of the insurrection?
(a) Joseph Travis.
(b) Jeremiah Cobb.
(c) Dr. Ballard.
(d) Samuel Turner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Cobb uses a word to describe the children of slaves. What is that word?

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

3. What does Gray refer to the insurgent slaves as?

4. What is Nat's execution date?

5. How does Gray say the "band" resisted when the white people finally caught up to them?

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