Fredrick Douglass

Fredrick Douglass celebrated his birthday every year?

• True

• False

Was Fredrick allowed to ask his Master for his birth date?

• Yes, the master shared his information with Fredrick.

• No, he wanted to keep the slaves ignorant.

Both Fredrick's mother and father were colored?

• Yes, both of his parents were colored.

• No, only his father was colored.

• No, only his mother was colored.

When Fredrick was 17, he learned that he was born in 1835? Is that enough to know one's age?

• Yes, it is enough to know his age.

• No, it is not enough to know his age.

At what age do you think Fredrick was taken from his mother’s arms?

• 12 months

• 3 months

• six-years-old

• twelve-years-old

Who do you think raised all of those infants?

• The infants were raised by the master's wife.

• The master of the house raised them.

• The infants were raised by an old woman.

• The children were raised by a nanny.

Since they were separated, did Fredrick saw his mother again?

• Yes, they saw each other when Fredrick's mother came to see him at night time.

• No, they never saw each other again.

• Yes, they saw each other every week.

Did his mother give him any information regarding his father?

• Yes, she had documentation about his real father.

• No, she never shared any information regarding his father.

• Yes, his father was also a slave that worked with his mother on the field.

How can a child be determined as a slave?

What happens to a child whose father is the master of the house?

• He was equal to the master's children.

• He got special treatment.

• He suffered from the other slaves.

• The mistress of the house protected him.