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Frederick Douglass Freedom's Voice Wonders 5th Grade

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Fredrick Douglass grow-up ?

a)

California

b)

Maryland

c)

Oregon

d)

New York

2.

What did Frederick Douglass become ?

a)

a politician

b)

congressman

c)

civil rights leader

d)

a teacher

3.

If Fredrick defied his master what happened ?

a)

he was punished

b)

he was lectured

c)

he was sent away

d)

he was instructed to do the activity again

4.

Fredrick knew his parents quite well. Since he grew up with them.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who taught Fredrick how to read ?

a)

His mother

b)

His teacher

c)

His mother

d)

The slave holder's wife

6.

At the age of 20 what did Fredrick Douglass do ?

a)

started his own business

b)

escaped from slavery

c)

found his mom and dad

7.

Why did Fredrick change his name ?

a)

He wanted to change it since his old one was difficult to pronounce

b)

He wanted a new name as an author

c)

So slave catcher's couldn't find him

8.

Based on the inference clue what does abolitionist mean ? " He also discovered a group of people-abolitionists- who shared his hop of ending slavery."

a)

a type of person who fought for fair and equal work

b)

a group of sailors who were set out to find a new trade route

c)

a group of people who were fighting to end slavery

9.

What happened to Fredrick Douglass in Nantucket during the Anti-Slavery Society meeting ?

a)

They asked him to speak at this meeting

b)

The slave catcher's found him

c)

The meeting was cancelled due to protests

10.

Fredrick Douglass spoke about what topic at the meeting ?

a)

the horrors of slavery

b)

that slavery should end

c)

that you should change your name to be safe

11.

Fredrick Douglass wrote a book titled ?

a)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick , and American Slave

b)

Frederick Douglass, and American Slave

c)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and American Slave

12.

Fredrick's book was a ....

a)

biography

b)

autobiography

c)

historical fiction

13.

Why did Fredrick Douglass have to leave the United States ?

a)

He wanted to speak in other countries to fight against slavery

b)

His wife wanted to go over seas to see her family

c)

His autobiography revealed he was a fugitive

14.

When Fredrick Douglass returned to the United States he started a ....

a)

food company

b)

farming

c)

newspaper

d)

a magazine

15.

What was the name of the newspaper?

a)

The abolitionists

b)

The horrors of slavery

c)

The North Star

16.

What two things did Fredrick write about in his newspaper ?

a)

antislavery and unequal status of women

b)

How to be a powerful speaker and how to travel outside the United States

c)

antislavery and how speak at meetings

d)

unequal status of women and how to form movement