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Frederick Douglass chapters 1 and 10

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why would slaveholders want to keep a slave ignorant of such a simple thing as his birthday?
a)
It makes them feel like animals.
b)
It keeps them uneducated.
c)
It makes them easier to control.
d)
All of the above.
2.

Who did Frederick suspect was his father?

a)

Frederick's master, a white man.

b)

He has no idea.

c)

A slave, a black man.

d)

All of the above.

3.
"They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvest-time, cherry-time, spring-time, or fall-time"
a)
Slaves are referring to the seasons.
b)
Slaves are referring to the time of the year when they were born.
c)
Slaves are referring to how they are treated by their masters.
d)
Slaves are referring to their favorite times of the year.
4.

Impertinent means:

a)

disrespectful

b)

in a hurry

c)

running away

d)

fun

5.

What is Douglass's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?

a)

to entertain his audience

b)

to inform readers about the life of a slave

c)

to persuade students to learn how to read

d)

to tell interesting stories from his past

6.

Frederick is nearly killed by the cruel overseer, Mr. Freeland.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

According to Frederick Douglass, the most evil and brutal masters were also the most religious.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Frederick opens his own Sabbath school to teach his friends to read.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why does Frederick only rarely see his mother?

a)

She doesn't love him.

b)

He refuses to see her.

c)

She was moved to another plantation when he was still a baby.

d)

All of the above.

10.

How did Douglass learn to read?

a)

he attended a small slave school now known as Frederick Douglass HS

b)

he learned from his master's wife and some white boys

c)

he is entirely self-taught

d)

Douglass could not read

11.

Where was Douglass born?

a)

Talbot County, Maryland

b)

Calvert County, Maryland

c)

Anacostia in DC

d)

Baltimore, MD

12.
Frederick Douglass was a highly regarded orator. What is an orator?
a)
a public speaker
b)
a writer
c)
a teacher
d)
role model
13.

What document did slaveowners use to justify slavery?

a)

the Constitution

b)

the Bible

c)

the Fugitive Slave Act

d)

none of the above

14.

What was the first thing Frederick bought with his own money?

a)

his freedom

b)

food

c)

clothes

d)

a book