Quiz on 'Ain't I a Woman?'

Which of the following difficulties do white men face, according to the speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” Choose two options.

• Northern women discussing rights

• competition from African Americans for employment

• a loud racket at the convention

• Southern Blacks talking about rights

• having to help women into carriages

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In “Ain’t I a Woman?,” what hardships does the speaker describe enduring when enslaved? Choose two options.

• seeing her husband killed

• being starved

• seeing her children sold

• being whipped

• being sold repeatedly

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According to “Ain’t I a Woman?,” what main types of discrimination did the speaker face at the time of the speech? Choose two options.

• against the uneducated

• against formerly enslaved people

• against abolitionists

• against African Americans

• against women

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At the end of the speech, what does the speaker say women should be able to do?

• march for their rights

• turn the world right side up

• make a very loud racket

• join the abolitionist cause

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If a man is in a fix, what is most likely true? Identify the choice that best answers the question.

• He is facing a difficult problem.

• He is about to repair something.

• He is directing his eyes on one thing.

• He is gluing something firmly in place.

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In which situation is one person most clearly obliged to another? Base your answer on the meaning of obliged. Identify the choice that best answers the question.

• A passenger borrows train fare from another passenger.

• A boss tells an employee what she should do next.

• A writer checks a fact in an encyclopedia.

• A parent ignores a screaming child.

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What or who is most likely to make a racket in a meeting? Base your answer on the meaning of racket. Identify the choice that best answers the question.

• restless people who leave early

• curious people who listen carefully

• angry people who want to be heard

• late arrivals who open heavy doors

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To whom is the speaker comparing herself in this sentence from “Ain’t I a Woman?” Identify the choice that best answers the question. "Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place!"

• white men

• white women

• Black men

• Black women

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Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”: What’s [intellect] got to do with women’s rights or Negroes’ rights? If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full? Which answer best restates the point in this excerpt?

• Each person has the same abilities as any other, so each should be treated with corresponding respect.

• Each person has abilities that differ from those of others, but only educated people should be allowed to vote.

• Each person deserves an equal opportunity to expand his or her intelligence, which can be improved without limit.

• Each person deserves an equal opportunity to fulfill his or her potential, however great or small that potential might be.

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Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”: If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! Which answer is the most likely explanation of the references in this excerpt?

• The “first woman” is Eve, who according to the Bible helped to save the world from sin. “These women” are the reformers at the Women’s Rights Convention, the original audience for the speech.

• The “first woman” is Eve, who according to the Bible caused humanity to lose its peaceful place in the world. “These women” are the reformers at the Women’s Rights Convention, the original audience for the speech.

• The “first woman” is Sojourner Truth’s earliest known ancestor, who was forced into slavery decades before. “These women” are the reformers who tried to bring an end to slavery.

• The “first woman” is Sojourner Truth’s earliest known ancestor, who led early antislavery efforts. “These women” are the activists who are trying to ensure that slavery continues.

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