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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Slavery was abolished but what was the new term for the new treatment of blacks?

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

3. Who tells the story of the slave named Paul?

4. What did slaves turn to as a form of increasing their inner strength?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In attempts to further control the slaves, slave owners used various methods of brainwashing and dehumanization. What did they do to try to break the spirits of their slaves? Did it often work? If so, how? If not, then how did blacks put up a resistance to the dehumanization? How did they manage to continue living on the plantations and what tricks did they develop to make their lives just the slightest bit more bearable?

Essay Topic 2

For most slaves, the plantation was the only thing that they knew. Describe what a typical plantation looked like and who lived on it. What were the duties of a slave living on a plantation? What were the living conditions and daily lifestyle? Discuss in detail whether such a lifestyle was just and what part of human nature drove slave owners to treat their slaves in such manners. Why did the slaves continue to work as they did?

Essay Topic 3

Fear is universal. It was a feeling that ruled the slaves and the slave owners used to rule. What is fear? How was fear instilled within the slaves and why did it rule them? What did this fear prevent them from doing and how did it keep them this way? Slave owners themselves also held fears. What were they and how did they attempt to hide it from their slaves? Discuss also how fear and power go hand in hand.

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