"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? - Frederick Douglass

1. What is the main purpose of the passage?

• To encourage women to stand up for their rights.

• To argue that as long as slavery still exists, the Fourth of July is meaningless.

• To persuade slaves to use violence to become truly free.

• To entertain slaves so they want to work harder.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2. Why does Douglass say that even the slave owners acknowledge that slaves are human?

• None of the following.

• Slaves should flee to the North.

• Slaves deserve to be paid.

• Slaves are subject to human laws thus they must be human.

What lines provide evidence for the previous question?

• Lines 10-22

• Lines 26-33

• Lines 52-59

• Lines 1-6

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How does Douglass support his claim for the equal humanity of slaves?

• Douglass refused to debate his claim because he knew that the point was already conceded.

• He refuses to debate his claim because he was afraid he would lose the argument.

• Douglass refused to debate his claim because he knew that he could win the debate without it.

• Douglass refused to debate his claim because he knew that the debate would not change anyone's mind.

What is the effect of Douglass's rhetorical questions in the third paragraph (lines 52-67)?

• They make the readers think that his opponents may have a point.

• They disprove his theory.

• It proves how silly and irrational his opponents are.

• None of the above.

What is the tone of the fourth paragraph (lines 68-80)?

• Forceful, argumentative, plaintive

• Joking, agreeing, obliging

• Sad, pleading, depressing.

• Funny, not serious, comical

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the final paragraph support Douglass's claims?

• God did not establish slavery.

• Slavery is inhuman

• Slavery is something that humans created. God created man and he created them equally.

• All of the above.

What assumptions does Douglass make about his audience?

• They are all women.

• They feel the same way he does about slavery.

• They believe slavery is okay.

• They are all men.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What lines provide evidence for the previous question?

• Lines 80-87

• Lines 20-28

• Lines 1-7

• Lines 70-78

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the main thesis of this passage?

• To prove that slavery is okay.

• To persuade people that slavery is bad.

• To state that people need to give peace a chance.

• To demand that someone has to prove that slavery is wrong is an insult.