Question 1
During the course of what was known as the scramble:
A) enslaved Africans were forced to run to places on the slave ships.
B) slavers branded the Africans onboard ship.
C) auctioneers increased buyers' bids on slaves.
D) buyers picked slaves for purchase out of a corral.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Middle Passage?
A) Africans were forced to do a bizarre routine of daily aerobic exercises.
B) Holds were usually unsanitary and had a sickening stench.
C) An estimated one in every six Africans perished.
D) Slaves were treated well to get a higher price.
Question 3
Contemporary accounts of being enslaved depict:
A) shocking scenes of enslavement in Africa.
B) dreadful living conditions on slave ships.
C) the fears of slaves that they were to be eaten.
D) all of the above
Question 4
Most Africans were enslaved:
A) by white kidnappers who invaded African territory.
B) by cooperation between European and African traders.
C) for committing criminal offenses against the tribe.
D) by North African Arab traders.
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