Frederick Douglass Prereading Knowledge Check

a type of nonfiction that is based on factual information about real people and real events (written by the person the text is about) WRITTEN IN FIRST PERSON “I”

• demonstrate

• civil

• access

• autobiography

who was born a slave and became a successful speaker and writer fighting to end slavery

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass is a famous ____.

• writer and abolitionist

• president

• singer

• baseball player

True or false? Frederick Douglass was a conductor for the Underground Railroad.

• True

• False

True or False? People liked Frederick's autobiography so much that it became a bestseller.

• True

• False

In what year was Frederick Douglass born?

• 1603
• 1818
• 1975
• 1379

In what state was Frederick born in?

• California
• Alaska
• South Carolina
• Maryland

Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 

• a person who wanted to end slavery.
• a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
• a person who fought for women's rights.
• a presidential candidate.

True or False: Frederick Douglass' full name was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass.

• True

• False

After gaining his freedom, Frederick Douglass became a well-known...

• speaker

• lawyer

• painter

• officer