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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Auction Block.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most of the time when a slave was going to be __________, he/she _____________ know about it in advance.
(a) bred; did not.
(b) sold; did not.
(c) sold; did.
(d) bred; did.

2. What was another cause of death of the Africans aboard the slave ship?
(a) Poison.
(b) Fighting each other to the death.
(c) Murder.
(d) Suicide.

3. Slaves knew they were enslaved because of what two reasons?
(a) Money from selling slaves and stealing from other slave owners.
(b) Free labor and money resulting from it and selling slaves.
(c) Free labor and the large supply of blacks.
(d) Stealing from other slave owners and free labor.

4. What is another way early slave trades were carried out?
(a) Slave traders asked the Africans to visit their ship then captured them.
(b) Slave traders started fights with Africans, making bets that if the Africans lost, they would have to become slaves.
(c) The slave traders made pacts with African tribal chiefs to trade slaves for goods.
(d) The slave traders lied to the Africans, telling them they would be indentured servants instead of slaves.

5. Who told the account of a man named Gabe?
(a) Alice Johnson.
(b) Henry Johnson.
(c) West Turner.
(d) Ida Hutchinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one principal item for which slaves were traded for?

2. A buck position consisted of all of the following except....

3. Who said, "Judge Miller! Don't you bid for me, 'cause if you do, I would not live on your plantation. I will take a knife and cut my own throat from ear to ear before I would be owned by you."?

4. How was Frank Cooper and his sister given a taste of slavery?

5. Which of the following is NOT a reason a slave owner might sell a slave?

(see the answer key)

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