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Frederick Douglas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT evidence that Frederick was smart and determined?

a)

He escaped.

b)

He learned to read and write.

c)

He was an advisor to the president.

d)

He died in 1882.

2.

Which of the following is true about Frederick Douglass?

a)

Frederick Douglass attended the Seneca Falls Convention.

b)

Frederick douglass wrote the book “The North Star”.

c)

Frederick Douglass was not born as a slave.

d)

Frederick Douglass was British

3.

Frederick Douglass escaped by pretending to be a _________ and traveled north.

a)

sailor

b)

carpenter

c)

blacksmith

d)

slave

4.

How did Fredrick express his opinions about slavery?

a)

He gave speeches.

b)

He created The North Star, an anti-slavery newspaper

c)

He published several books that talks about the evils of slavery

d)

all of the above

5.

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence:   Frederick Douglass is one of the most important figures in America's struggle for....

a)

equal pay for slaves.

b)

books about slavery.

c)

 racial equality and civil rights.

d)

peaceful protests.

6.

Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, which meant he wanted to abolish, to end ___________________

a)

voting

b)

slavery

c)

the Underground Railroad

7.

Where did Fredrick move right after he published his autobiography?

a)

England

b)

California

c)

New York

d)

Georgia

8.

What was the name Frederick Douglass was given at birth?

a)

Frederick Douglass Bailey

b)

Frederick Washington Bailey

c)

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey

d)

Frederick Washington

9.

How did Douglass learn to read?

a)

a small slave school

b)

his master's wife and some white boys

c)

his master's three daughters

d)

Douglass could not read

10.

Where was Douglass born?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

South Carolina

d)

Mississippi

11.

Who does Douglass suspect is his father?

a)

white overseer, Mr. Severe

b)

white owner, Captain Aaron Anthony

c)

white owner, Mr. Hopkins

d)

a black field slave

12.

Frederick Douglass was a highly regarded orator. What is an orator?

a)

a public speaker

b)

a writer

c)

a teacher

d)

role model

13.

Frederick Douglass was known for his work in which of the following movements?

a)

Abolitionist Movement

b)

Women's Suffrage Movement

c)

Labor Movement

d)

Temperance Movement

14.

What was the name of the newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass?

a)

The Liberator

b)

The North Star

c)

The Emancipator

d)

The Freedom Journal

15.

Which of the following best describes Frederick Douglass's early life?

a)

He was born free in the North.

b)

He was born into slavery in Maryland.

c)

He was a free man who moved to the South.

d)

He was born into a wealthy family.