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The Life of Frederick Douglass

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Frederick Douglass was once a ___________.

a)

slave

b)

bartender

c)

doctor

d)

pastor

2.

Frederick Douglass was born in ___________.

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Memphis

c)

Maryland

d)

Montana

3.

Which is not true about Frederick Douglass?

a)

He was born a slave.

b)

He learned to read and write.

c)

He became an abolitionist.

d)

He never escaped slavery.

4.

Douglass ended up creating his own newspaper. What was it called?

a)

The North Star.

b)

The Maryland Gazette.

c)

The New York Times.

d)

The Enslaved Chronicle.

5.

Frederick Douglass became friends with a certain president, who was it?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Bush

6.

Who first taught Douglass how to read?

a)

His mistress.

b)

His father.

c)

His mother.

d)

His master.

7.

Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?

a)

rowing boats

b)

making speeches

c)

singing hymns and rap songs

d)

making pottery

8.

What is a strong opinion formed unfairly or without knowing all of the facts?

a)

prejudice

b)

expression

c)

civil rights

d)

freedom

9.

What is slavery?

a)

A system in which one person willingly lets the other person own them

b)

a system that is now legal

c)

a cruel system in which someone legally owns or controls another person

d)

a monarchy with a king and queen

10.

What year did Douglass escape slavery?

a)

1830

b)

1800

c)

1875

d)

1838

11.

Quote from story: "My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one human being ought to treat another" What does commence mean?

a)

began

b)

disobey

c)

treat

d)

understand

12.

Quote from the story: "I have had her rush at me with a face made all up of fury, and snatch from me a newspaper, in a manner that fully revealed her apprehension." What does apprehension mean?

a)

hope/peace

b)

light/dark

c)

happy/sad

d)

fear/dread

13.

Quote from story: "I was always welcome; for I was much better off in this regard than many of the poor white children in our neighborhood. This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me that more valuable bread of knowledge. What did he mean by the bread of knowledge?

a)

they taught him how to escape to freedom

b)

they taught him how to read/write

c)

they taught him how to play sports

d)

they taught him how to play with them

14.

The Autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, became a best seller in the United States and Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Figurative Language: Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tigerlike fierceness. Which example of figurative language is this from the text?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

16.

When Frederick Douglass's mistress stopped teaching him to read, he then begin to learn from who in exchange for bread?

a)

poor white children

b)

the master

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

she never stopped teaching him

17.

I was now about twelve years old, and the thought of being a slave for life began to bear heavily upon my heart. Just about this time, I got hold of a book entitled “________________” Every opportunity I got, I used to read this book. What was the book Douglass is referring to?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Moby Dick

c)

The Columbian Orator

d)

The Art of War

18.

"I loathed them as being the meanest as well as the most wicked of men." Who was Douglass speaking of according to the text?

a)

slave-masters

b)

the poor white children

c)

the union army

19.

Why did Douglass feel that learning to read was “a curse rather than a blessing”?

a)

his thinking of his condition tormented him

b)

because he didn't have any friends

c)

he was cursed by a witch

20.

The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, is a fictional story.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Frederick Douglass died in 1818.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Frederick Douglass escaped slavery by dressing up as a free black sailor and sneaking up north so that he could be free.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What was the cost for Frederick Douglass to legally be free?

a)

$500

b)

$700

c)

$1000

d)

$1,000,000

24.

Frederick Douglass was married to a white woman the first time he married.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Fredrick Douglass was photographed more than this president:

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

26.

When first published, Frederick Douglass's book was so successful, it was translated into these two languages ___________ and __________.

a)

English/Spanish

b)

French/Dutch

c)

German/Chinese

d)

Arabic/Russian

27.

What was the name of the person who taught Frederick Douglass to read?

a)

Sophia Auld

b)

Abe Lincoln

c)

Leslie Arnold

d)

Anna Fleming

28.

Frederick Douglass was a member of which political party?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican