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

3. Who was Douglass's first owner?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 a pathway to freedom and self-empowerment
D) It was discouraged by most slaveholders

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

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

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

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

11. How many autobiographies did Frederick Douglass write?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) 1969
B) 2010
C) 1987
D) 1970–1971

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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