Frederick Douglass Chapters 3&4 Review

How does Douglass describe the horse stable on Colonel Lloyd's farm?

• It is not as impressive as those on other farms.

• It is similar to stables in the cities.

• It is nice but unfashionalbe.

• It is the best Dougalss has ever seen.

The horses on Colonel Lloyd's were treated better than the slaves.

• True

• False

What does Colonel Lloyd's treatment of the enslaved people and of the horses on his farm show about his beliefs?

• he believed that horses were better and more important than some human beings

• he believed that humans were more important than animals

• he believed that humans and horses are equal

• he valued the bonds humans made with horses

What defense did Mr. Gore give for killing Demby?

• he had no other choice

• if he allowed one enslaved person to rebel, many others would soon follow

• Demby was not an efficient worker

• If he let Demby get away with it, he would have rebelled again and again

There were serious consequences for the acts of violence committed by Mr. Gore, Mr. Lanman, and Mrs. Hicks.

• True

• False

What do you think Douglass means when he says that it was "worth a half-cent" to kill an enslavd person and a cent to bury one?

• the lives of enslaved people were worth so little that killing them was not thought about twice

• it was not worth it to kill an enslaved person

• the lives of enslaved people were valued by the slave owners

• slave owners were willing to pay to have the enslaved killed

What did Colonel Lloyd keep in his garden that was forbidden to the slaves?

• shade

• fruit

• flowers

• bee hives and honey

ALL of the following circumstances brought punishment to the slaves who cared for Colonel Lloyd's horses EXCEPT

• if a horse did not hold his head high enough

• if the horse had not been sufficiently rubbed and curried

• if the horse slept standing up

• if the horse’s food was too wet or too dry

Why was the murder of slaves not prosecuted?

• The testament of slaves did not count in court.
• Slaves were property, not people.
• The murder of slaves was generally hushed up.
• All of the above.

Why would a slave whose life on a plantation was very bad fear being sold to a slave-trader?

• It could always be worse with the next master.
• They are separated from family and friends.
• They don't know where they are going.
• All of the above.