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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells the story of the slave named Paul?
(a) Solomon Northup.
(b) Charles Ball.
(c) Beverly Jones.
(d) Annonymous.

2. What did Solomon Northup almost do?
(a) He almost killed his owner.
(b) He led an insurrection.
(c) He killed his owner.
(d) He pretended to be dead, then ran away.

3. Who was the slave who led an insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?
(a) Harriet Tubman.
(b) Nat Turner.
(c) Lev Cheney.
(d) Charles Ball.

4. Who was the group which argued for "forty acres and a mule" for every ex-slave?
(a) The Unions.
(b) The Whigs.
(c) Radical Republicans.
(d) Radical Democrats.

5. What year was the Emancipation Proclamation declared?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1863.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attempted to gain favor of his master by accomplishing satisfactory deeds in hopes of becoming a house servant?

2. What was the slave called Paul known for?

3. How many whites were killed in the slave insurrection mentioned in Chapter 5?

4. Why were many of the slaves forced to remain on the plantations during the Civil War?

5. What was the name of the white terrorist group formed at the end of the Civil War?

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