Speech to the American Equal Rights Association by Truth

To whom is she comparing herself in this sentence? "Nobody ever helps me into carriages or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place".

• White women

• black women

• White men

• Black men

Which statement best summarizes Truth's attitudes about work?

• Women can work as hard as men.

• Men should allow women equal rights.

• Women should work harder

What point is Truth trying to make with the question "Ain't I a woman?"

• She wants to establish that women are superior to men.

  .

• She wants to prove that a woman can deliver a powerful speech.

• She wants to demonstrate women's strength

What is Truth's point in writing this speech?

• to fight for equal rights for women

• to complain

• to list what she has been through

• to fight slavery

Which is NOT an argument Truth makes as to why women and men should have equal rights?

• Christ was born from God and a woman

• Women are smarter than men

• Women can do anything men can do.

• Women can do what men can do

According to Truth, what is the “fix” that white men are in? What details does Truth use to support that idea?

• Only African Americns are fighting for rights which changes the role for women.

• Only White people are fighting for the rights of African American

• The “fix” is that both African Americans and women are starting to fight for their rights, which will change the role that white men have had.

• Only Soujourner is attemempting to fight for eqaul rights for women.

The phrase "ain't I a woman" is repeated several times in paragraph two of her speech. Why does she repeat this phrase? What effect does it have on the reader?

• The phrase is repeated because people do not believe she is a woman due to the fact that she acts like a man. People believe her because she is so insistent.

• She was clearly upset that women did not have the same rights as men. It shows that she was unstable and could not speak well.

• She repeats the phrase to make a point; she does not get the same treatment as white women, yet she can do as much (if not more) as a man. It shows she does not need any special treatment because she is a woman.

Truth says 'nobody helped me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place," in order to make the point that

• She is indeed a woman.

• Women do not like this type of treatment.

• Not all women receive special treatment.

• African American women are independent.

How does the following quote contribute to the development of ideas in the speech? “As for intellect, all I can say is, if women have a pint and man a quart — why can’t she have her little pint full?”

• It highlights the intellectual differences that Truth believes exist between men and women.

• It reveals that Truth wishes for women to have the same access to education as men because she believes they are less intelligent.

• It shows how men fear giving women equal rights because they know women are more intelligent than them.

• It emphasizes how men shouldn't worry about giving women equal rights if they truly believe that women are less intelligent.

Which statement describes a main argument of Truth’s speech?

• Women would be able to accomplish more than men, if given the proper rights.

• Men will eventually be physically forced to give women the rights they have been fighting for.

• Men shouldn’t continue denying or fearing women’s access to equal rights.

• Women have been unfairly blamed for men’s troubles in the world.