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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the historical context of the time when Douglass wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?
most people opposed slavery and were focusing more on women's rights
the Civil Rights movement was gaining popularity, and audiences were willing to listen to Douglass' experiences as a free black man in a segregated United States
slavery was still accepted and practiced by the United States; the Civil War would not begin for another 16 years
America was in the middle of the Civil War and needed to hear Douglas' story in order to hear yet another perspective on why slavery wasn't acceptable
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where was Douglass born a slave?
Maryland
South Carolina
Georgia
Missouri
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following BEST describes the target audience of Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?
slaves in Southern states who Douglass wanted to inspire to rise up against slavery
white slave owners in the South who didn't understand the harm they caused in slaves' lives
white Americans, possibly those in the North, who had the power to end slavery but may not understand the plight of the slave
black abolitionists who didn't believe that they could make a difference in ending slavery
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the preface by Garrison and the letter by Phillips that precedes Douglass' book?
to convince white audiences that Douglass' text is credible
to promote their own ideas about slavery
to discredit Douglass' account of slavery
to provide a rationale as to why Douglass wrote the text
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did Douglas ask Mr. Thomas to do?
end the agreement with Covey
feed and clothe him
let him live with Sandy
buy his freedom
- 6. Multiple Choice
Douglas carried the root that Sandy gave him in order to
remember Sandy and his wife
protect himself from Mr. Covey
eat it on his journey home
feed it to the oxen at the planation
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is Douglas referring to in the following sentence? "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man."
Douglas's long journey to freedom in the North
The legal process that made Douglas a free man
Douglas's walk to ask Master Thomas for help
Douglas's liberating fight with Mr. Covey
- 8. Multiple Choice
The phrase "a glorious resurrection" at the end of the narrative refers to Douglass's...
rebirth of self-confidence
first birthday in freedom
religious rebirth
emancipation papers
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did Master Thomas send Douglas back to Mr. Covey, despite evidence that Mr. Covey was cruel?
He didn't like Douglas because he was a slave.
Master Thomas knew that Douglas would not be in danger if he were to return to Mr. Covey.
Mr. Covey paid his rental for a year.
None of these.
- 10. Multiple Choice
One of the greatest tragedies of slavery, according to Douglass, was what was done to his grandmother after Captain Anthony’s death and after she had served him faithfully for thirty years. What happened to her?
She was beaten to death by her new masters because she wouldn't comply with order one time.
She was turned out into the forest to live (or die) on her own.
She was sold to a notoriously cruel master in the south.
She was starved to death by Anthony’s daughter.
- 11. Multiple Choice
The Coveys, Douglass says, are the worst masters he’d ever had. All of the worst masters, he explains, shared what characteristic?
They were lazy and used their slaves to make up for it.
They were religious and used their religion to justify their cruelty.
They were drunkards and were cruelest when they had been drinking.
They were poor. The poor masters were the cruelest.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What incident sparks Douglas's "becoming a man?" In other words, what happens that first encourages Douglass to break free of Covey’s cruelty?
Covey shoots a fellow slave
Covey beats Caroline so badly she later dies
Covey hits a sick Douglass with a board and breaks his head
Covey whips a fellow slave, leaving him tied to the post for 12 hours
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Douglass say is a seeming kindness from the slave holders, but does, in fact, serve best to keep slavery going by “keeping down the spirit of insurrection”? This practice, he says, is “part and parcel of the gross fraud, wrong, and inhumanity of slavery” because it “carries off the rebellious spirit of enslaved humanity” acting as a “safety valve.”
Giving slaves six days off between Christmas and New Years
Allowing slaves to develop their own religious practices
Allowing slaves to marry and have children
Rewarding slaves for ratting on one another
- 14. Multiple Choice
The kindest master that Douglass ever had until “I myself was my own master,” was whom?
Hugh
Wright
Covey
Freeland
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why does Douglas not include any of the details of his escape?
He doesn’t want to get the other slaves in trouble
He doesn’t want to give away secrets that might then prevent others from escaping slavery
He doesn’t want to encourage the underground railroad, which he thinks is poorly executed
He doesn’t know who helped him; it was all done in the greatest secrecy to avoid detection
- 16. Multiple Choice
Douglass and his new wife then move north to small town with a large number of free blacks and ex- or run-away slaves. In one incident, a free man threatens an ex-slave with whom he is fighting to tell the latter’s owner where to find him. What is the town’s response?
They hold a town meeting and decide to kill the free man
They send the two men to different Northern towns
They return the run-away slave to his master
They hold a boxing match and let them fight out their aggression
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who does Douglas suspect is his father?
white overseer, Mr. Severe
white owner, Mr. Hopkins
white owner, Captain Aaron Anthony
a black field slave
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who wrote the introduction to Douglas's narrative?
Robert E. Lee
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Ulysses S. Grant
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where was Douglas born?
Maryland
Virginia
South Carolina
Louisiana
- 20. Multiple Choice
What type of disguise did Douglas use to escape to the North?
a farmer outfit
a sailor outfit
a military uniform
an officer's uniform
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