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WorksheetsAin't I a Woman
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. The bus driver told us to stop making such a racket.
peace
noise
an instrument for tennis
Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say. I eagerly obliged when he asked me to help him build a boat.
grateful
annoyed
release
...the women at the North, all talking about rights. Freedom of speech is a right of all Americans.
disadvantage
wrong
liberty
I could work as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get it-and bear the lash as well! The lash of the whip made the horse run faster.
to strike
a bit
weight
Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! He had servants and carriages always available to him.
beds
transportation
buildings
I could work as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get it-and bear the lash as well! She was not able to bear the weight of the roof.
take
give
refuse
When I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! Her grief over her friend's death lasted many months.
cheer
comfort
great sadness
Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? (Member of audience whispers, "intellect.") My philosophy teacher has a powerful intellect.
knowledge
reason
inability
Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. Otherwise the balance between nature and humans goes out of kilter.
meaning
order
quilt
I have ploughed and planted, and gathered ...
The ground should be ploughed about four times and all weeds removed.
loosen the earth for planting
watered
run into
divided
Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman!
What is Truth’s response to this counterargument?
She becomes enraged and insults the man.
She says his argument betrays his ignorance.
She says religion has nothing to do with a person’s rights.
She cites evidence from the Bible that shows the importance of women.
What hardships does Truth describe enduring as a slave in "Ain't I a Woman?" Choose two options.
being denied an education
being whipped
being sold repeatedly
seeing her children sold
seeing her husband killed
Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”
What’s [intellect] got to do with women’s rights or Negroes’ rights? If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?
Which answer best restates Truth’s point in this excerpt?
Each person has the same abilities as any other, so each should be treated with corresponding respect.
Each person has abilities that differ from those of others, but only educated people should be allowed to vote.
Each person deserves an equal opportunity to expand his or her intelligence, which can be improved without limit.
Each person deserves an equal opportunity to fulfill his or her potential, however great or small that potential might be.
At the end of her speech, what does Truth say women should be able to do?
march for their rights
turn the world right side up
make a very loud racket
join the abolitionist cause
In which situation is one person most clearly obliged to another? Base your answer on the meaning of obliged.
A passenger borrows train fare from another passenger.
A boss tells an employee what she should do next.
A writer checks a fact in an encyclopedia.
A parent ignores a screaming child.
Read the following excerpt from “Ain’t I a Woman?”
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!
Which answer is the most likely explanation of Truth’s references in this excerpt?
The “first woman” is Eve, who according to the Bible helped to save the world from sin. “These women” are the reformers at the Women’s Rights Convention where Truth is speaking.
The “first woman” is Eve, who according to the Bible caused humanity to lose its peaceful place in the world. “These women” are the reformers at the Women’s Rights Convention where Truth is speaking.
The “first woman” is Truth’s earliest known ancestor, who was forced into slavery decades before. “These women” are the reformers who tried to bring an end to slavery.
The “first woman” is Truth’s earliest known ancestor, who led early antislavery efforts. “These women” are the activists who are trying to ensure that slavery continues.
To whom is Truth comparing herself in this sentence from "Ain't I a Woman?" "Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place!"
white men
white women
black men
black women
Read this statement.
Caucasian males will be beset with the demands of two determined and vocal groups.
Which of the following excerpts from “Ain’t I a Woman?” represents the closest meaning to this statement, using colloquial language?
I think that ’twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.
That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere.
Then they talk about this thing in the head; what’s this they call it?
What’s that got to do with women’s rights or Negroes’ rights?
Which sentence from "Ain't I a Woman?" is used as a constant refrain?
And ain't I a woman?
Look at me!
Look at my arm!
Where did your Christ come from?
What point is Truth trying to make with the question "Ain't I a woman?"
She wants to establish through her own example that in many ways women are superior to men and stronger.
She displays her own obvious intelligence to establish that women are more intelligent than men.
She wants to answer those who use women's weakness to justify their treatment by demonstrating her own strength.
She wants to use her own speechmaking talent to prove that a woman can deliver a powerful speech to an audience that includes men.
