Frederick Douglass Test - Final

Why does Douglass have no knowledge of his birth date?

• A. A fire destroyed the records

• B. His mother died when he was young

• C. Slave owners keep their slaves ignorant of their birth dates

• D. He left his personal records behind when he escaped

What is Douglass’s probable father’s name?

• A. Colonel Lloyd

• B. Ned

• C. Captain Anthony

• D. Thomas Auld

Why do children of a slave-owning father and slave mother have the worst lot of the slaves?

• A. They must face the cruel wrath of the slave-owner’s wife

• B. They are assigned field work

• C. They are never freed

• D. They are taken from their mothers

What event does Douglass connect with his introduction to the horrors of slavery?

• A. His birth

• B. Captain Anthony’s whipping of Aunt Hester

• C. Gore’s killing of Demby

• D. Learning to read

What do Colonel Lloyd’s slaves call the plantation on which Douglass grows up?

• A. Wye Town

• B. Great House Farm

• C. New Design

• D. Talbot

Which of the following is not what Douglass interprets slave songs to be?

• A. Prayers to God

• B. Calls to action

• C. Testimonies against slavery

• D. Expressions of anguish

Which of the following is not one of the overseers under whom Douglass grows up?

• A. Mr. Severe

• B. Mr. Hopkins

• C. Mr. Gore

• D. Mr. Auld

What is Douglass’s main point about Gore shooting Demby?

• A. Gore acts irrationally

• B. Gore is overly cruel

• C. Whites are not punished for killing blacks

• D. Gore thinks Demby is trying to escape

Which of the following is not a reason Douglass is happy about the prospect of moving to Baltimore?

• A. The Aulds are described as a kind couple

• B. His cousin has described Baltimore as beautiful

• C. He has no attachments at home

• D. He is given a pair of trousers for the move

What is the reason for Sophia Auld’s transformation?

• A. She becomes lazy when Douglass is around to do her work for her

• B. She becomes cruel with the irresponsible power of owning another person

• C. She begins drinking

• D. She senses that Douglass is becoming smarter than her son, Thomas