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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
  • 1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
A) Georgia
B) Maryland
C) Virginia
D) New York
  • 2. What is the significance of Douglass learning to read and write?
A) It empowered him and helped him advocate for abolition
B) It allowed him to find a job
C) It was a requirement for freedom
D) It pleased his masters
  • 3. Who was Douglass's first owner?
A) Mr. Covey
B) Captain Anthony
C) Mr. Freeland
D) Mr. Lloyd
  • 4. In which year was Douglass's narrative first published?
A) 1863
B) 1831
C) 1850
D) 1845
  • 5. What was Douglass's stance on women's rights?
A) He was indifferent towards women's issues
B) He believed women should focus on domestic roles
C) He opposed women's rights
D) He supported women's suffrage and equality
  • 6. What does Douglass say about the relationship between slaveholders and the slaves?
A) It is marked by cruelty and power imbalance
B) It is irrelevant to the nature of slavery
C) It is profitable for both parties
D) It is based on mutual respect
  • 7. What writing style is prominent in Douglass’s narrative?
A) Third-person detached narrative
B) First-person account with vivid imagery
C) Historical fiction
D) Scientific analysis
  • 8. How does Douglass describe his experience with slave education?
A) It was a pathway to freedom and self-empowerment
B) It was discouraged by most slaveholders
C) It had little impact on his life
D) It led to resistance and violence
  • 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) Lynn, Massachusetts
B) New Bedford, Massachusetts
C) Baltimore, Maryland
D) Washington, D.C.
  • 11. How many autobiographies did Frederick Douglass write?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
  • 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) Hortense Spillers
B) Saidiya Hartman
C) Fred Moten
D) Margaret Fuller
  • 14. Who did Douglass work for as an apprentice in a shipyard?
A) Thomas Auld
B) Edward Covey
C) Hugh Auld
D) William Gardner
  • 15. By what year had almost 30,000 copies of Douglass's Narrative been sold?
A) 1855
B) 1860
C) 1870
D) 1880
  • 16. How many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold within four months of publication?
A) Ten thousand copies
B) Twenty thousand copies
C) Three thousand copies
D) Five thousand copies
  • 17. How did Frederick Douglass describe his experience in Ireland in later editions of the Narrative?
A) Very positively
B) As a failure
C) Indifferently
D) Negatively
  • 18. What did Douglass gain from those who previously did not believe his story?
A) Significant credibility
B) A new job
C) Financial support
D) A house
  • 19. How long was Frederick Douglass in England and Ireland?
A) Six months
B) One year
C) Two years
D) Three years
  • 20. What is the title of the hymn parody included in Douglass's appendix?
A) The Abolitionist's Prayer
B) The Freedom Song
C) A Parody
D) The Slave's Hymn
  • 21. By 1860, how many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold?
A) Fifty thousand copies
B) Fifteen thousand copies
C) Almost 30,000 copies
D) Ten thousand copies
  • 22. What was a public reaction before the publication of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Skepticism about how a formerly enslaved person could appear so educated
B) Immediate acceptance and admiration
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 theater group
B) A Black newspaper, the North Star
C) A school
D) A book club
  • 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) $500.00
B) $850.00
C) $710.96
D) $1000.00
  • 26. Which author analyzed Douglass's Narrative in lectures at UCLA?
A) Fred Moten
B) Angela Y. Davis
C) Saidiya Hartman
D) Hortense Spillers
  • 27. In what year were Angela Y. Davis's lectures on Douglass's Narrative published as a pamphlet?
A) 1969
B) 1987
C) 1970–1971
D) 2010
  • 28. What did Douglass criticize in the appendix of his narrative?
A) The hypocrisy of southern Christianity
B) The legal system
C) The abolitionist movement
D) Northern Methodists
  • 29. What did Frederick Douglass believe was the reason he remained a slave?
A) Lack of support
B) Fear
C) Lack of opportunity
D) Ignorance
  • 30. What did Angela Y. Davis publish based on her lectures?
A) A critique of Douglass's narrative
B) A 24-page pamphlet titled Lectures on Liberation
C) A book on the economic impact of slavery
D) An article on gender roles in slavery
  • 31. Who wrote a letter questioning the veracity of Douglass's account?
A) Margaret Fuller
B) Thomas Auld
C) A. C. C. Thompson
D) Angela Y. Davis
  • 32. Who published the Dublin edition of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Frederick Douglass
B) Richard D. Webb
C) An Irish publisher
D) A white abolitionist
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