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Frederick Douglas

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who took care of Douglass until he was about 6 years old?

a)

his master's wife

b)

his mother

c)

his aunt

d)

his grandmother

2.

How long did it take for Frederick Douglass to escape slavery?

a)

5 years

b)

60 years

c)

20 years

d)

10 years

3.

What group of words describe Frederick Douglass's life in slavery?

a)

other people told him what to do, where to live, and what to eat

b)

other people gave him classes and skills

c)

other people left him alone to make a good life for himself

d)

he worked hard all day without being paid, went to school, lived in a small cabin with parents

4.

Being a slave means....

a)

Slaves could travel where they wanted.

b)

Young slaves were taught to read.

c)

Slaves who escaped to free states were safe.

d)

Slaves had to obey their masters.

5.

Why was teaching a slave to read against the law?

a)

slave owners thought it would give the slave too much power

b)

slave owners thought the slave would tear up the books

c)

slave owners thought it would teach the slave how to be better farmers

d)

slave owners thought it would make the slave worth more money

6.

The power to move or act as you wish and do what you want to do is called....

a)

freedom

b)

racism

c)

slavery

d)

segregation

7.

Why did slave owners consider Frederick Douglass a bad example? (pick more than one)

a)

he used bad language

b)

he knew how to read

c)

he tried to escape

d)

he did bad work

8.

To officially stop something, such as a law is...

a)

object

b)

abolish

c)

inclusive

d)

reject

9.

After gaining his freedom, what was the name of Frederick Douglass's newspaper?

a)

The North Star

b)

The Underground Railroad

c)

The Slave Papers

d)

The Life and Times of Frederick Douglas

10.

The first person to help Frederick Douglass learn to read was...

a)

a white friend

b)

Mrs. Auld

c)

his grandmother

d)

another slave

11.

Frederick Douglass traveled to what country to escape slavery?

a)

Canada

b)

Senegal

c)

England

d)

Mexico

12.

How old was Douglass when he was sent back to the farm after living in Baltimore?

a)

12

b)

15

c)

18

d)

20

13.

Douglas was still a slave when he escaped Baltimore to go to New York?

a)

True

b)

False