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"The negro slaves of the South are the happiest, and, in some sense,
the freest people in the world. The children and the aged and infirm work
not at all, and yet have all the comforts and necessaries of life provided
for them. They enjoy liberty, because they are oppressed neither by care
nor labor. The women do little hard work, and are protected from the
despotism of their husbands by their masters."
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1. This passage was written
A. to show how lazy slaves were
B. in defense of slavery
C. by an abolitionist
D. A and B
E. A and C
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B
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B
This passage attempted to defend slavery. (B)
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B
"The negro men and stout boys work, on the average, in good weather,
not more than nine hours a day. The balance of their time is spent in
perfect abandon. Besides, they have their Sabbaths and holidays. White
men, with so much of license and liberty, would die of ennui; but negroes
luxuriate in corporeal and mental repose."
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1. "Luxuriate in corporeal and mental repose" means
A. they have no financial or spiritual problems
B. they have enough to eat and no worries
C. they neither work nor think
D. they do not fight and argue
E. they have an abundance of time to enjoy games and discussions
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C
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C
This phrase means that slaves have rest from physical and mental labor. (C)
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C
"With their faces upturned to the sun, they can sleep at any hour; and
quiet sleep is the greatest of human enjoyments. 'Blessed be the man who
invented sleep.' 'Tis happiness in itself - and results from contentment
with the present, and confident assurance of the future."
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1. The author attributes the slaves' ability to "sleep at any hour" to
A. exhaustion from being overworked
B. the fact that they stay up late watching TV
C. a genetic defect which makes them sleepy during the day
D. absence of worries
E. working at night
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D
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D
The author claims the slaves can sleep at any time because they have
no worries. (D)
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D
"We do not know whether free laborers ever sleep. They are fools to
do so; for, whilst they sleep, the wily and watchful capitalist is devising
means to ensnare and exploitate them. The free laborer must work or starve.
He is more of a slave than the negro, because he works longer and harder
for less allowance than the slave, and has no holiday, because the cares of
life with him begin when its labors end. He has no liberty, and not a
single right."
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1. The author is comparing
A. slaves and factory workers
B. slaves and land owners
C. slaves and children
D. slaves and masters
E. slaves and congressmen
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E
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E
Slaves and factory workers are being compared. (A)
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E
"It is objected that slavery permits or induces immorality and
ignorance. This is a mistake. The intercourse of the house-servants with
the white family assimilates, in some degree, their state of information,
and their moral conduct, to that of the whites. The house-servants, by
their intercourse with the field hands, import their knowledge to them."
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1. The term "intercourse" is used to mean
A. interaction
B. lectures
C. sexual union
D. discourse
E. recourse
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F
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F
"Intercourse" means social interaction. (A)
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F
"The master enforces decent morality in all. Negroes are never
ignorant of the truths of Christianity, all speak intelligible English, and
are posted up in the ordinary occurrences of the times."
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1. According to this passage, the master does all of the following EXCEPT
A. teaches slaves to speak English
B. teaches slaves about Christianity
C. teaches slaves a trade
D. teaches slaves morality
E. informs slaves
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G
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G
The master does not teach the slaves any trades. (C)
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G
"Free laborers have less liberty than slaves, are worse paid and
provided for, and have no valuable rights. Slaves, with more of actual
practical liberty, with ampler allowance, and constant protection, are
secure in the enjoyment of all the rights, which provide for their physical
comfort at all times and under all circumstances."
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1. The best title for this selection is
A. Slaves without Masters
B. The Exploitation of Slaves
C. The Exploitation of Factory Workers
D. Slaves All
E. Masters and Slaves
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I
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H
Since this selection shows how free laborers are treated more like
slaves than slaves are, the best title would be "Slaves All." (D)
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