WorksheetsDouglass Quiz #1 (Ch. 1-3)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 5hrs 32mins
How does Douglass name or describe the location of his birthplace? (Choose all that apply)
Tuckahoe
near Hillsborough
twelve miles from Easton
Talbot County, Maryland
Douglass says that he knows as much about his own age as . . .
"a pitchfork knows of its work."
"the horses know of theirs."
"my master's children knew of theirs."
N/A (he does not comment on his age)
Douglass felt nothing when his mother died because . . .
he had rarely been allowed to see her.
he had not known who she was.
she had been as cruel as a slave master to him.
N/A (he does not discuss his mother's death)
Douglass mentions two types of slaves who are likely to be sold: those who . . .
try to run away.
refuse to work.
are the master's own children.
learn a trade.
Douglass says that slaves who are fathered by their masters have a life that is ___________ other slaves.
harder than
easier than
about the same as
not comparable in any way to
Douglass' first overseer was __________ whom he describes as __________.
Mr. Severe; cruel
Mr. Plummer; a monster
Mr. Gardner; forgiving
Mr. Savage; incompetent
Douglass's master, Captain Anthony, was ______________. (Choose all that apply)
"well-liked by even the most difficult slaves."
"not a humane slaveholder."
"the overseer of the overseers."
"a miserable drunkard."
Which experience does Douglass describe as his "blood-stained gate, the entrance to the hell of slavery"?
His mother was killed by an overseer's whipping
He accidentally witnessed his master whipping his Aunt Hester
The first time he saw a slave being punished for attempted escape
The first time that he himself was whipped
Colonel Lloyd kept __________ slaves; the most respected of these were those who ____________.
about 100; worked in the house
300-400; ran errands to town
300-400; manned Lloyd's boat (sloop)
500-600; knew how to read
Mr. Hopkins "was called by the slaves a good overseer" because he . . .
gave them longer breaks during the work day.
took no pleasure in whipping them.
didn't notice when they took food home from the fields.
led prayer meetings.
According to Douglass, a slave who was sent on an errand to the Great House Farm felt . . . (Choose all that apply)
intimidated by the importance of the place.
proud to be trusted by his master.
fear of the famed overseers who worked there.
relieved to get a break from field work.
Douglass claims that slaves didn't get much sleep because . . . (Choose all that apply)
overseers sometimes woke them in the middle of the night just for fun.
they had no beds.
they had to stay up late finishing their personal chores.
they stayed up late to socialize, encourage, and support each other.
Clothing allowance was provided _________; children who wore out their clothes ___________ until the next allowance.
monthly; borrowed from other families
monthly; went naked
yearly; borrowed from other families
yearly; went naked
According to Douglass, slave songs provide . . .
" a code for slaves' escape plans."
"insight into the greatest hopes of the slaves who sing them."
"a testimony against slavery."
"a rhythm for fieldwork."
According to Douglass, slaves sing most when they are most . . .
joyful.
determined.
unhappy.
fearful.
What problem does Douglass describe regarding Colonel Lloyd's garden and how does Lloyd solve it?
Slaves hide from work in it so he uses dogs to sniff them out.
Nothing will grow in it so he doubles the amount of work each slave must do.
Slaves steal fruit from it so he puts tar on the fence to catch them.
It doesn't get enough sun so he makes his slaves cut down a section of nearby forest.
The slaves who tend Lloyd's horses . . .
were the most highly respect on the farm.
were the victims of Lloyd's severest punishments.
had the easiest jobs on the farm.
had been trained by a famous French horse groom.
When it comes to their masters, Douglass claims that slaves generally . . . (Choose all that apply)
speak critically of their master to their own fellow slaves.
lie and say that their masters are kind when asked by other white people.
believe their own master to be better than the masters of other slaves.
Douglass shares an anecdote about a slave who spoke critically of Colonel Lloyd to a stranger. This slave was _________ when Lloyd found out.
whipped
sold
killed
demoted from a favorable job
In the previously mentioned anecdote, Lloyd found out about the slave's criticism because the slave spoke it to a white man who _________________.
was friends with Lloyd
told the rest of the town in order to mock Lloyd
was related to Lloyd
was Lloyd himself
