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Quiz for Rebecca Protten: The Souls of Slaves

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Quiz for Rebecca Protten: The Souls of Slaves

Question 17.1

1. In Ramsay's view (see Document 17.1), the great secret of the Moravian missionaries' success was

their willingness to compromise the Christian message to make it more appealing.

the promises they made to the slaves to work for the abolition of slavery.

the power and majesty of their oratory.

their willingness to form close relationships with the slaves they hoped to convert.

Correct. The answer is d. Ramsay was impressed with the missionaries' willingness to "contract an intimacy" with the slaves and to "enter into their little interests."

Incorrect. The answer is d. Ramsay was impressed with the missionaries' willingness to "contract an intimacy" with the slaves and to "enter into their little interests."

Question 17.2

2. Why did Ramsay believe that the religious improvement of slaves ultimately required the abolition of slavery (see Document 17.1)?

Because too often the law of God and the demands of masters were in opposition

Because only free men can have a free soul

Because the inferiority of black slaves required a level of devotion to religious improvement that was impossible under the conditions imposed by slavery

Because slaves were incapable of higher thoughts or aspirations

Correct. The answer is a. Ramsay presented the requirement of many masters that slaves work on the Sabbath as an example of such a contradiction.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Ramsay presented the requirement of many masters that slaves work on the Sabbath as an example of such a contradiction.

Question 17.3

3. In Armistead's view, what was the main reason for the opposition of West Indian planters to the conversion of their slaves to Christianity (see Document 17.2)?

The planters, inspired by the Devil, wished to thwart God's plans.

The planters believed that slaves were animals and that, therefore, any effort to convert them was a waste of time.

The planters believed that conversion would make their slaves more intelligent, which, in turn, would make it impossible for the white minority to maintain control over the black majority.

The slaves had religious traditions of their own and the planters believed that challenging those traditions might lead to slave revolts.

Correct. The answer is c. West Indian planters opposed conversion of their slaves to Christianity because they believed it would make their slaves more intelligent and harder to control. Armistead also believed that many planters worried that female slaves who converted would no longer submit to their masters' sexual advances.

Incorrect. The answer is c. West Indian planters opposed conversion of their slaves to Christianity because they believed it would make their slaves more intelligent and harder to control. Armistead also believed that many planters worried that female slaves who converted would no longer submit to their masters' sexual advances.

Question 17.4

4. On what basis did Tobin challenge Ramsay's assertion that the religious improvement of slaves required the abolition of slavery (see Documents 17.1 and 17.3)?

In Tobin's view, the religious improvement of blacks, enslaved or not, was impossible.

In Tobin's view, the very success of the Moravians proved that slavery and religious improvement were compatible.

In Tobin's view, the Moravians' success with blacks was only possible because those blacks were enslaved.

In Tobin's view, because slavery was described and sanctioned in the Bible, it must, therefore, be compatible with religious improvement.

Correct. The answer is b. Tobin sought to use Ramsay's own evidence as proof of the falseness of his position.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Tobin sought to use Ramsay's own evidence as proof of the falseness of his position.