Biography and Autobiography of Frederick Douglass Quiz

A history of a person's life written or told by that person is

• An autobiography
• A biography

A written account of another person's life is

• An autobiography
• A biography

The first person to help Douglass learn to read was

• another slave
• Master Hugh
• the wife of Master Hugh
• a white boy from the street

Why does Douglass say that learning to read was a curse rather than a blessing?

• It showed the horrible situation, but not how to escape
• No books were available to him so he had nothing to read
• He was upset that his slave owners would be angry with him
• The young boys who helped him learn could get in serious trouble

The more Douglass read books such as "The Columbian Orator," the more he

• enjoyed being able to read
• became hopeful for his future
• realized his value to his master
• came to hate his enslavers

What is Douglass 's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?

• to make readers agree that reading is important
• to inform readers about the life of a slave
• to express feelings about Master Hugh
• to tell an interesting story from his past

Which is an example of cause and effect relationship?

• Douglass comes to consider reading both a blessing and a curse
• Douglass gave bread to young boys and they helped him learn to read
• Douglass considers his mistress to be kind and later she is cruel to him
• Douglass was twelve years old and did not want to be a slave for life

What is prudence?

• the wise handling of practical matters
• shyness or nervousness
• difficulty understanding simple ideas
• a fear of punishment

Apprehension is

• a type of novel
• a fear of the future
• the understanding of the text
• the demonstration of an idea

To commence means to

• sell
• speak
• confuse
• begin