Frederick Douglass Ch 7 - 9
Authored by Daniel Reyes
English, History
11th Grade
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This quiz focuses on chapters 7-9 of Frederick Douglass's autobiography, examining key events and characters during a pivotal period of his enslavement. Appropriate for 11th grade students studying American literature and history, the questions require students to demonstrate reading comprehension, textual analysis, and understanding of the historical context of slavery in antebellum America. Students need to grasp the dehumanizing nature of slavery as property ownership, understand the various forms of cruelty and deprivation enslaved people endured, and recognize how Douglass uses specific examples to illustrate broader systemic injustices. The quiz assesses students' ability to identify cause-and-effect relationships, understand character motivations, and recognize the significance of Douglass's journey toward literacy and self-determination. Created by Daniel Reyes, an English teacher in Colorado who teaches grade 11. This quiz serves as an effective formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension of specific chapters before moving forward with the complete narrative. Teachers can use this as a reading check quiz to ensure students are keeping up with assigned readings, as a review activity before class discussions about Douglass's experiences with different masters, or as homework to reinforce key plot points and themes. The quiz supports classroom instruction by helping students focus on critical details that illuminate the broader themes of dehumanization, resistance, and the pursuit of education that run throughout Douglass's work. This assessment aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 for citing textual evidence and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3 for analyzing the impact of author's choices in developing story elements.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In chapter eight, Douglass’s old master Captain Anthony died. Douglass is then sent for. What was the purpose?
To be counted with all of the other possessions of the captain
To be mated to a new slave and used for breeding
To be hired out for field work
To be whipped for insubordination
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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.
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mr. Thomas Auld then becomes Douglass' next master in chapter nine. Auld is the worst kind of slave owner because he does what?
Regularly beats his slaves
Does not provide his slaves with adequate housing from the cold
Does not provide adequate food
Works the slaves past sundown and at Christmas
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Douglass is then sent to Ed Covey, a poor farmer famous for what?
A reputation as a slave breaker
A reputation for drink
A reputation for sleeping with his slaves
A reputation for being kind to his slaves
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
After Master Andrew dies, what does Douglass say?
That the funeral was a great social affair
That he was going to stay in Baltimore
That now all the property of his former master is in the hands of strangers
He and other slaves were driven off with stick and stones
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does Douglass live after Baltimore?
In St. Michael's
In Charlotte
In the Great House Farm
In HIllsborough
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When his new master attends a Methodist camp-meeting, What effect does Douglass say this had on him
it made him more cruel and hateful in all his ways
it would, at any rate, make him more humane and kind
we seldom called him "Master"
He commanded without firmness
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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