Frederick Douglass Freedom's Voice

Frederick Douglass was born:

• Frederick Garrison

• Frederick Bailey

• Frederick Murray

• Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass lived in slavery until he was the age of:

• 20

• 18

• 10

• 25

If he dared to defy his master in any way, he was punished.

What does the word defy mean?

• listen to

• obey

• look at

• disobey

Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery in:

• 1841

• 1847

• 1838

• 1820

Frederick Douglass changed his name because:

• he needed to protect himself against slave catchers.

• he discovered a group of people who shared his hope of ending slavery.

• he was inspired to reach for the kind of life he was entitled to have.

• he married Anna Murray and moved to Massachusetts.

After joining the abolition movement, Frederick _____________ every issue of The Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper, because the ideas inspired him.

• rejected

• skimmed

• devoured

• entitled

The author's point of view on slavery is:

• people were entitled to have slaves.

• it was unfair, cruel, and wrong.

• it was a bright spot in people's lives.

• it was unavoidable and acceptable at the time.

Douglass' feelings when speaking at the Anti-Slavery Society meeting before, during, and after were:

• scared, confident, then surprised.

• confident, frightened, then happy.

• scared, surprised, then confident.

• frightened, happy, then disappointed.

In paragraph 4 on page 102 ("Frederick traveled through New England..."), which words show how the author feels about Douglass as a speaker?

• passionate speeches, powerful words, and spoke with eloquence

• making a name for himself

• impossible to listen and remain neutral

• traveled through New England and the Midwest

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, was:

• a biography.

• an autobiography.

• a drama.

• a fictional story.