Frederick Douglass Quiz A

Which of the following best describes the historical context of the time when Douglass wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

• most people opposed slavery and were focusing more on women's rights

• the Civil Rights movement was gaining popularity, and audiences were willing to listen to Douglass' experiences as a free black man in a segregated United States

• slavery was still accepted and practiced by the United States; the Civil War would not begin for another 16 years

• America was in the middle of the Civil War and needed to hear Douglas' story in order to hear yet another perspective on why slavery wasn't acceptable

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Where was Douglass born a slave?

• Maryland

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Missouri

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Which of the following BEST describes the target audience of Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

• slaves in Southern states who Douglass wanted to inspire to rise up against slavery

• white slave owners in the South who didn't understand the harm they caused in slaves' lives

• white Americans, possibly those in the North, who had the power to end slavery but may not understand the plight of the slave

• black abolitionists who didn't believe that they could make a difference in ending slavery

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Which of the following best describes the purpose of the preface by Garrison and the letter by Phillips that precedes Douglass' book?

• to convince white audiences that Douglass' text is credible

• to promote their own ideas about slavery

• to discredit Douglass' account of slavery

• to provide a rationale as to why Douglass wrote the text

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What did Douglas ask Mr. Thomas to do?

• end the agreement with Covey

• feed and clothe him

• let him live with Sandy

• buy his freedom

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Douglas carried the root that Sandy gave him in order to

• remember Sandy and his wife

• protect himself from Mr. Covey

• eat it on his journey home

• feed it to the oxen at the planation

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What is Douglas referring to in the following sentence? "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man."

• Douglas's long journey to freedom in the North

• The legal process that made Douglas a free man

• Douglas's walk to ask Master Thomas for help

• Douglas's liberating fight with Mr. Covey

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The phrase "a glorious resurrection" at the end of the narrative refers to Douglass's...

• rebirth of self-confidence

• first birthday in freedom

• religious rebirth

• emancipation papers

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Why did Master Thomas send Douglas back to Mr. Covey, despite evidence that Mr. Covey was cruel?

• He didn't like Douglas because he was a slave.

• Master Thomas knew that Douglas would not be in danger if he were to return to Mr. Covey.

• Mr. Covey paid his rental for a year.

• None of these.

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One of the greatest tragedies of slavery, according to Douglass, was what was done to his grandmother after Captain Anthony’s death and after she had served him faithfully for thirty years. What happened to her?

• She was beaten to death by her new masters because she wouldn't comply with order one time.

• She was turned out into the forest to live (or die) on her own.

• She was sold to a notoriously cruel master in the south.

• She was starved to death by Anthony’s daughter.

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