Frederick Douglass Chapter 8

Why did Douglass have to leave Baltimore?

• His former slaveowner died.

• He needed a vacation.

• Mr. Auld was frustrated with him.

• He wanted to visit his grandmother at Captain Anthony's estate.

What caused Douglass to say, "I saw more clearly than ever the brutalizing effects of slavery upon both slave and slaveholder" (2)?

• Witnessing Captain Anthony's last miserable days

• Seeing people and animals being weighed on scales

• Seeing enslaved people inspected like property alongside farm animals

• Witnessing brutal fights between enslaved people and slaveholders

Captain Auld...

• was always a slave holder.

• became a slave holder later in life.

• turned away from slaveholding.

What did Douglass hope would change Captain Auld?

• Seeing the effects of slavery on real people

• Listening to the lectures of the abolitionists

• Turning to religion

• Returning to poverty

Part 1: How often did Captain Auld pray after his conversion?

• Daily

• Only on weekends

• Rarely

• Frequently at first, but soon he grew bored and quit

Part 2: Which piece of text evidence BEST supports the previous question?

• "He made the greatest pretensions to piety"

• "His house was the house of prayer. He prayed morning, noon, and night."

• "It neither made him to be humane to his slaves…"

• "it made him more cruel and hateful in all his ways"

The enslaved people disliked all of the preachers who would visit Captain Auld.

• True

• False

Which choice best represents the meaning of Douglass's statement, "Bad as all slaveholders are, we seldom meet one destitute of every element of character commanding respect. My master was one of this rare sort." (2)?

• It is rare to find a slaveholder who has no good qualities at all, but Captain Auld was one of them.

• Most slaveholders have no good qualities about them at all, but Captain Auld had some good qualities.

• It is rare to find a slaveholder with positive qualities.

• All slaveholders have positive qualities, and Captain Auld was one of them.

Who tried to arrange a Bible study group for enslaved people?

• Mr. Wilson

• Mr. West & Mr. Fairbanks

• Mr. Cookman

Who may have convinced a slaveholder to release his enslaved people?

• Mr. Wilson

• Mr. West & Mr. Fairbanks

• Mr. Cookman