Frederick Douglas Quiz

Where did Fredrick Douglas grow up?

• Missouri

• Minnesota

• Maryland

• Montana

A person or group that believes slavery should be stopped is an

• slave

• abolitionist

• marshall

• owner

In 1847 Frederick started his own abolitionist newspaper called

• South Star

• South Pole

• North Star

• North Pole

Which was NOT an example that Frederick Douglas believed in freedom of expression?

• He gave lectures about slavery.

• He began his own newspaper.

• He wrote three autobiographies.

• He worked in the shipyards.

How did Frederick Douglas finally become free?

• He escaped through an underground railroad.

• He paid his former owners for his freedom.

• He went to Canada until slavery was no longer legal.

• He never gained his freedom.

What is the best reason the author add the text feature "The Abolitionist Movement" on pages 268-269?

• To show the friends of Frederick Douglas.

• To give information about Harriet Tubman.

• To give information about John Brown.

• To show that many people worked to end slavery in the United States.

What year did the 13th Amendment abolish slavery?

• 1865

• 1875

• 1885

• 1895

Frederick Douglas was appointed all of the following positions EXCEPT

• marshal

• U.S. Minister

• consul general to Haiti

• vice president

Frederick Douglas was considered one of the nations most influential figures. What does influential mean?

• having a bad effect on someone or something

• having a great effect on someone or something

• the right for all people to be treated the same

• acts that cause great harm, such as damage or injury

What type of genre is this text?

• Historical Fiction

• Fiction

• Biography

• Autobiography