Frederick Douglass Quiz

What did Douglass start doing with his fellow slaves while at Mr. Freeland’s?

• Organizing a rebellion

• Teaching them to read and write

• Planning a feast

• Building a secret hideout

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was the plan that Douglass came up with to escape from Mr. Freeland's?

• Steal a boat and sail north with fake passes

• Disguise themselves as free men

• Dress as sailors

• Hide in a shipment of goods

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What happened when Douglass and his friends tried to escape from Mr. Freeland's?

• They successfully reached the North

• They were betrayed and caught

• They got lost in the woods

• They were attacked by wild animals

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What, according to Douglass, “caused more pain than anything else in the whole transaction” after he and his friends were caught attempting to escape?

• The physical punishment

• The separation from his friends

• The loss of hope for freedom

• The betrayal by a fellow slave

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was Douglass doing in Baltimore after his attempted escape?

• Working in a shipyard learning to caulk

• Planning another escape

• Attending school

• Writing his autobiography

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Who attacked Douglass on pages 56 and 57 and why did they attack him?

• Mr. Freeland, for trying to escape

• Fellow workers, because they did not want to work with black people

• Slave catchers, for a bounty

• Mr. Covey, for disobedience

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How did Hugh and Sophia Auld react to the attack on Douglass?

• They ignored it

• They were enraged and upset and tried to get justice for him

• They didn't believe him

• They sent Douglass away

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the following quote mean: “I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was improved, instead of increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom."?

• Improved conditions made Douglass lazy

• Better conditions made Douglass more aware of his lack of freedom

• Douglass was never satisfied with anything

• Douglass preferred a harder life

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Douglass feel about the underground railroad and why?

• He praises it for its effectiveness

• He criticizes it for being too secretive

• He is ambivalent due to the risks involved

• He criticizes it for being too public

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How did Douglass feel after Master Hugh would give him some of his own money back?

• Grateful for the generosity

• Upset because he thought that was just Master Hugh's way of feeling better about taking the rest of his money

• Indifferent to the gesture

• Confused about his master's intentions

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6