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- 1. Multiple ChoiceChoose the best answer to complete the following sentence: Frederick Douglass is one of the most important figures in America's struggle for....equal pay for slaves.books about slavery.racial equality and civil rights.peaceful protests.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name Frederick Douglass was given at birth?Frederick Douglass BaileyFrederick Washington BaileyFrederick Augustus Washington BaileyFrederick Washington
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow did Douglass learn to read?a small slave schoolhis master's wife and some white boyshis master's three daughtersDouglass could not read
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhere was Douglass born?MarylandGeorgiaSouth CarolinaMississippi
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho does Douglass suspect is his father?white overseer, Mr. Severewhite owner, Captain Aaron Anthonywhite owner, Mr. Hopkinsa black field slave
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following did Douglass NOT accomplish?became an American diplomatcounselor to four presidentsa member of Congressan influential writer
- 7. Multiple ChoiceFrederick Douglass was a highly regarded orator. What is an orator?a public speakera writera teacherrole model
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did Douglass's ability to read make him unhappy?He was afraid for his life if his master found out.All his friends were jealous and angry because they couldn't read.He realized that many people were enslaved by white masters.He often got headaches from being forced to read to other slaves.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow old was Douglass when he promised himself that he was going to eventually run away?1218307
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the slideshow, which of the following is the best summary of the contents of Frederick Douglass's narrative?It informs the reader that Douglass worked with white men to create laws that stopped slavery.It outlines how expensive and difficult it was for whites to own slaves.It describes his life as a slave from early childhood to his escape.It analyzes the economy of the south and explains why slavery was necessary.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT true about the Narrative of Frederick Douglass?It was an instant best seller!It was translated into French and German.It was written by a friend of Frederick Douglass who helped him to organize his thoughts.It was met with doubt by PRO -slavery Americans
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy were PRO-slavery Americans skeptical about Douglass' narrative?They did not believe an uneducated person wrote it.They felt that it had been written by abolitionists.They refused to believe a slave wrote such a brilliant story.all of the above
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat document, mentioned in the slide show, made southerners believe that slavery was acceptable?the Constitutionthe Biblethe Southern Code of Lawnone of the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was Ham?A man who owned many slaves.A man who cursed God.A man who was cursed by God.A man who helped Frederick Douglass.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat does the following quote mean?
"Cursed be Canaan (Ham's son); a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren."A slave's life is cursed.Canaan was the most important slave on the plantation.Slaves would one day break free from their masters.All people with black skin (descendants of Ham) are supposed to be slaves. - 16. Multiple ChoiceWhy were mulatto children destined to be slaves?Their black skin classified them as slaves.Their negative behavior encouraged southerners to use them as slaves.The mention of this sub group in the Bible made them become slaves.Their mixed-race parentage classified them as slaves.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSoutherners thought that Africans were intellectually inferior. What does this mean? Choose the best definition listed from those below.Africans were masterminds when it came to commiting crimes.They were not as smart as the white race.They were not as healthy, physically or mentally, as the white race.Africans were mentally insane.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow did the notion of "the white man's burden" affect slavery?It was the white man's job to step up and make the world equal for all races.Africans would take the jobs of white men if they were freed, so white men needed to stop that from happening.Slavery should end because it was not the white man's job to economically take care of slaves.Slavery was needed because Africans needed the white man's care to survive.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the slide show, which of the following is NOT true.Slave owners needed to follow certain laws and guidelines in order to have slaves.Killing a slave was not considered a crime by the courts in Maryland.There was a different set of laws for Africans and whites.Slave owners and their overseers were the law when it came to slaves.
- 20. Multiple Choice"Slaves lived in constant terror, scared into both physical and mental subservience."
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