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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "....the Negro is still in a bad way in the United States, no matter what part he lives in."?
(a) Jack Maddox.
(b) Rhody Holsell.
(c) Thomas Hall.
(d) Charles Ball.

2. What was the reason for the months that slave traders chose to have slave coffles?
(a) It was the time that slave owners preferred to work.
(b) It was the time that plantation work was the lightest and new slaves could adjust.
(c) It was the time plantation work was the heaviest so slave owners needed new hardworking slaves.
(d) The weather made it easier to hold auctions.

3. In 1860, less than ______ slave owners owned more than ______ slaves.
(a) 4000; 150.
(b) 3000; 100.
(c) 3000; 150.
(d) 4000; 150.

4. Which was the highest slave-breeding state?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

5. What did some drivers, like Platt, become experienced at?
(a) Encouraging the masters to not be present during whippings so that he could fake it instead.
(b) Handling the whip so well that he could get the whipping done very quickly.
(c) Handling the whip such that when he was ordered to whip a slave, he could make it look real without actually hitting the slave.
(d) Whipping the other slaves throughly but not to the point of death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lincoln's plan for the blacks after emancipation was similar to what was done to which group of people?

2. What is one way early slave trades were carried out?

3. In southern society, a man's status was based upon:

4. Why did the emotional scenes during slave trades occur?

5. Who was the general of the Confederate Army?

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