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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 "The Pagan Coast".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to many slaves that repatriate to Liberia?
(a) They are murdered.
(b) They never arrive.
(c) None of the above.
(d) They succumb to African Fever.

2. Where does "The Pagan Coast" take place?
(a) The American North and Africa.
(b) The American South and Africa.
(c) The American South and Europe.
(d) The American North and Europe.

3. What happens to Nash's first son and first wife?
(a) They die of the African Fever.
(b) They die on the way to Africa.
(c) They are murdered by white settlers.
(d) They survive the African Fever.

4. What does Edward find when he reaches Nash's settlement?
(a) A successful farm with many crops.
(b) A successful church run by Nash.
(c) A thriving missionary school.
(d) Rusting farm equipment in a riverbank.

5. When does Edward receive the letter from the American Colonization Society?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1835.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the American Colonization Society?

2. Where does Nash Williams establish his settlement?

3. What Christian missionaries have been trying to steal Nash's converts?

4. Why are things difficult for Nash economically?

5. What are the requirements for a slave to be liberated and selected by their master to enter the American Colonization Society's program?

(see the answer key)

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