Practice Exercise - Grade 9

A person who is legal property of another and is forced to provide unpaid labor

• Servant

• Slave

• Employee

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Who is the author who deliver the speech

"What to the slaves is the fourth of July?

• Jose Rizal

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglas

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Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in or around 1818 in?

• Talbot country, Maryland

• Somewhere in Maryland

• North America

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His full name at birth was

“Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.”

• Justin Bieber

• August Bailey

• Frederick Douglas

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Frederick Douglass taught himself how to read and write by watching TV

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

He taught himself how to read and read by reading any book he could get.

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How does he escape slavery?

• He escape slavery in a disguise dressed as an government official

• He escape slavery in a disguise dressed as a policeman

• He escape slavery in a disguise dressed as a sailor

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SUMMARY text:

The crowd to whom Frederick Douglass was speaking would most likely describe his tone as:

• A. endearing and motivational

• B. passionately accusatory

• C. justifiably angry

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SUMMARY text:

Which statement best summarizes the main idea of Frederick Douglass's speech?

• A. Throughout the world, America shows the most revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy for its usage of slavery.

• B. The 4th of July is a day that reveals to the American slave the injustice and cruelty of his or her lack of freedom.

• C. The 4th of July should not be celebrated by some Americans if it cannot be celebrated by everyone.

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SUMMARY text:

What does Douglass state he does NOT need to prove to the audience?

• A. That slaves can do the same amount of work as free men.

• B. That comparing slaves to animals is wrong.

• C. That slaves are men.

SUMMARY text:

Based on the passage, all of the following were reasons Douglass said he would not argue against slavery EXCEPT:

• A. he has too much pride to offer such things

• B. he has better employment for his time and strength

• C. it would make him appear ridiculous

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