Frederick Douglass

The Amazing Life of Frederick Douglass

Read the discovery education reading about Frederick Douglass. Follow along with the slides, and at the end of each section, answer the questions provided.

Read "A Daring Escape"

The following questions will be focused on this section.

Multiple Choice

What was Frederick Douglass's name before he changed it?

• Frederick Bailey

• Frederick Lincoln

• Douglass Frederick

• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Select

Which of the following were accomplishments by Frederick Douglass?

• He advised Presidents

• He helped with human rights

• He revolted and killed slave owners

• He captured runaway slaves

Read "Slavery"

The following questions will be focused on this section.

Fill in the Blank

What is the missing word? Frederick Douglass did not know his exact birthday because his white owner did not think it was ______________

Multiple Choice

Which word would describe how often Frederick Douglass saw his mother?

• seldom

• often

• never

• always

Fill in the Blank

When Frederick Douglass was a house servant, what did he learn that would eventually help change his life forever?

Multiple Choice

True or False: Frederick Douglass was successful in his first attempt at escaping slavery.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

According to Frederick Douglass, how was he transformed from an enslaved laborer to a man?

• by being sent to Baltimore to work as a house servant

• by learning to read

• by escaping to the north

• by refusing to allow his master to beat him

Read "Making the Most of Freedom"

The following questions will be focused on this section.

Fill in the Blank

Who hired Frederick Douglass after hearing him speak at an antislavery meeting?

Multiple Choice

How did Frederick Douglass prove to his critics that he truly was a formerly enslaved laborer who was also educated?

• He went back into slavery

• He wrote his autobiography

• He stopped making public speeches

• He abolished slavery

Multiple Select

How did his autobiography change Frederick Douglass's life?

• It encouraged Europeans to help Douglass buy his freedom

• It caused Douglass to get killed by slave owners

• It forced Douglass to leave the country

• Douglass was finally able to buy his freedom

Multiple Choice

What did a newspaper reporter mean when he wrote that “Flinty hearts were pierced, and cold ones melted by his eloquence”?

• It would take a war to end slavery in the United States.

• People were moved by Douglass’s description of life in enslavement.

• The audience was unimpressed by Douglass’s speech.

• The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society should hire Douglass.

Read "The North Star and Other Achievements"

The following questions will be focused on this section.

Fill in the Blank

Why was Douglass's newspaper, "North Star" significant for African Americans?

Multiple Choice

Which U.S. President asked for Frederick Douglass's advice?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

• Donald Trump

Multiple Select

What were Frederick Douglass's professions after the Civil War?

• U.S. President

• slave owner

• Minister to Haiti

• Marshal of Washington

Open Ended

Why do you think learning to read was so important in Frederick Douglass’s life? Provide details and evidence to support your answer.

Word Bank: education, autobiography, public speeches, North Star