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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Contributed by: Barry
  • 1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
A) Maryland
B) Georgia
C) New York
D) Virginia
  • 2. What is the significance of Douglass learning to read and write?
A) It allowed him to find a job
B) It was a requirement for freedom
C) It pleased his masters
D) It empowered him and helped him advocate for abolition
  • 3. Who was Douglass's first owner?
A) Captain Anthony
B) Mr. Freeland
C) Mr. Lloyd
D) Mr. Covey
  • 4. In which year was Douglass's narrative first published?
A) 1845
B) 1850
C) 1831
D) 1863
  • 5. What was Douglass's stance on women's rights?
A) He was indifferent towards women's issues
B) He supported women's suffrage and equality
C) He opposed women's rights
D) He believed women should focus on domestic roles
  • 6. What does Douglass say about the relationship between slaveholders and the slaves?
A) It is based on mutual respect
B) It is marked by cruelty and power imbalance
C) It is profitable for both parties
D) It is irrelevant to the nature of slavery
  • 7. What writing style is prominent in Douglass’s narrative?
A) Third-person detached narrative
B) Historical fiction
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 speech at the abolition meeting
B) His escape to the North
C) His education in Baltimore
D) His fight with Mr. Covey
  • 10. Where was Frederick Douglass living when he wrote his memoir?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Lynn, Massachusetts
C) Baltimore, Maryland
D) New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 11. How many autobiographies did Frederick Douglass write?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 12. Who wrote the preface for 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'?
A) Hugh Auld
B) Wendell Phillips
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Thomas Auld
  • 13. What did Frederick Douglass believe was the reason he remained a slave?
A) Ignorance
B) Lack of support
C) Lack of opportunity
D) Fear
  • 14. Who did Douglass work for as an apprentice in a shipyard?
A) Edward Covey
B) Thomas Auld
C) Hugh Auld
D) William Gardner
  • 15. What did Douglass criticize in the appendix of his narrative?
A) The legal system
B) Northern Methodists
C) The abolitionist movement
D) The hypocrisy of southern Christianity
  • 16. What is the title of the hymn parody included in Douglass's appendix?
A) The Freedom Song
B) A Parody
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) Three thousand copies
B) Five thousand copies
C) Ten thousand copies
D) Twenty thousand copies
  • 18. 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
  • 19. How much did supporters in England pay to purchase Douglass's emancipation?
A) $710.96
B) $1000.00
C) $850.00
D) $500.00
  • 20. What did Douglass gain from those who previously did not believe his story?
A) Significant credibility
B) Financial support
C) A new job
D) A house
  • 21. Who published the Dublin edition of Douglass's Narrative?
A) An Irish publisher
B) A white abolitionist
C) Richard D. Webb
D) Frederick Douglass
  • 22. What did Douglass start against the advice of his fellow abolitionists?
A) A book club
B) A theater group
C) A Black newspaper, the North Star
D) A school
  • 23. 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
  • 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) 1970–1971
B) 2010
C) 1987
D) 1969
  • 26. Which author used Douglass's narrative to articulate the syntax of subjectivity in relation to chattel slavery?
A) Margaret Fuller
B) Hortense Spillers
C) Saidiya Hartman
D) Fred Moten
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