Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?

A) Maryland
B) Virginia
C) Georgia
D) New York

2. What is the significance of Douglass learning to read and write?

A) It was a requirement for freedom
B) It allowed him to find a job
C) It empowered him and helped him advocate for abolition
D) It pleased his masters

3. Who was Douglass's first owner?

A) Mr. Lloyd
B) Mr. Covey
C) Mr. Freeland
D) Captain Anthony

4. In which year was Douglass's narrative first published?

A) 1863
B) 1845
C) 1850
D) 1831

5. What was Douglass's stance on women's rights?

A) He was indifferent towards women's issues
B) He opposed women's rights
C) He believed women should focus on domestic roles
D) He supported women's suffrage and equality

6. What does Douglass say about the relationship between slaveholders and the slaves?

A) It is irrelevant to the nature of slavery
B) It is profitable for both parties
C) It is marked by cruelty and power imbalance
D) It is based on mutual respect

7. What writing style is prominent in Douglass’s narrative?

A) Historical fiction
B) Third-person detached narrative
C) First-person account with vivid imagery
D) Scientific analysis

8. How does Douglass describe his experience with slave education?

A) It led to resistance and violence
B) It had little impact on his life
C) It was discouraged by most slaveholders
D) It was a pathway to freedom and self-empowerment

9. What event does Douglass refer to as a turning point in his life?

A) His education in Baltimore
B) His fight with Mr. Covey
C) His escape to the North
D) His speech at the abolition meeting

10. Where was Frederick Douglass living when he wrote his memoir?

A) Baltimore, Maryland
B) New Bedford, Massachusetts
C) Lynn, Massachusetts
D) Washington, D.C.

11. How many autobiographies did Frederick Douglass write?

A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) One

12. Who wrote the preface for 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'?

A) Hugh Auld
B) Thomas Auld
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Wendell Phillips

13. Which author used Douglass's narrative to articulate the syntax of subjectivity in relation to chattel slavery?

A) Fred Moten
B) Saidiya Hartman
C) Hortense Spillers
D) Margaret Fuller

14. Who did Douglass work for as an apprentice in a shipyard?

A) Thomas Auld
B) William Gardner
C) Edward Covey
D) Hugh Auld

15. By what year had almost 30,000 copies of Douglass's Narrative been sold?

A) 1860
B) 1870
C) 1880
D) 1855

16. How many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold within four months of publication?

A) Five thousand copies
B) Three thousand copies
C) Twenty thousand copies
D) Ten thousand copies

17. How did Frederick Douglass describe his experience in Ireland in later editions of the Narrative?

A) Negatively
B) Indifferently
C) Very positively
D) As a failure

18. What did Douglass gain from those who previously did not believe his story?

A) A new job
B) Significant credibility
C) Financial support
D) A house

19. How long was Frederick Douglass in England and Ireland?

A) Two years
B) Six months
C) One year
D) Three years

20. What is the title of the hymn parody included in Douglass's appendix?

A) The Slave's Hymn
B) The Freedom Song
C) The Abolitionist's Prayer
D) A Parody

21. By 1860, how many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold?

A) Almost 30,000 copies
B) Ten thousand copies
C) Fifty thousand copies
D) Fifteen thousand copies

22. What was a public reaction before the publication of Douglass's Narrative?

A) Immediate acceptance and admiration
B) Skepticism about how a formerly enslaved person could appear so educated
C) Indifference to his stories
D) Belief in its complete accuracy

23. What did Douglass start against the advice of his fellow abolitionists?

A) A book club
B) A school
C) A Black newspaper, the North Star
D) A theater group

24. Who admired Douglass's book and described it as 'simple, true, coherent, and warm with genuine feeling'?

A) A. C. C. Thompson
B) Fred Moten
C) Margaret Fuller
D) Saidiya Hartman

25. How much did supporters in England pay to purchase Douglass's emancipation?

A) $1000.00
B) $500.00
C) $850.00
D) $710.96

26. Which author analyzed Douglass's Narrative in lectures at UCLA?

A) Angela Y. Davis
B) Saidiya Hartman
C) Hortense Spillers
D) Fred Moten

27. In what year were Angela Y. Davis's lectures on Douglass's Narrative published as a pamphlet?

A) 2010
B) 1969
C) 1970–1971
D) 1987

28. What did Douglass criticize in the appendix of his narrative?

A) The legal system
B) Northern Methodists
C) The hypocrisy of southern Christianity
D) The abolitionist movement

29. What did Frederick Douglass believe was the reason he remained a slave?

A) Ignorance
B) Fear
C) Lack of opportunity
D) Lack of support

30. What did Angela Y. Davis publish based on her lectures?

A) A 24-page pamphlet titled Lectures on Liberation
B) A book on the economic impact of slavery
C) A critique of Douglass's narrative
D) An article on gender roles in slavery

31. Who wrote a letter questioning the veracity of Douglass's account?

A) A. C. C. Thompson
B) Angela Y. Davis
C) Thomas Auld
D) Margaret Fuller

32. Who published the Dublin edition of Douglass's Narrative?

A) Frederick Douglass
B) An Irish publisher
C) Richard D. Webb
D) A white abolitionist

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