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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Contributed by: Barry
  • 1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
A) Maryland
B) New York
C) Georgia
D) Virginia
  • 2. What is the significance of Douglass learning to read and write?
A) It allowed him to find a job
B) It empowered him and helped him advocate for abolition
C) It was a requirement for freedom
D) It pleased his masters
  • 3. Who was Douglass's first owner?
A) Mr. Covey
B) Mr. Freeland
C) Captain Anthony
D) Mr. Lloyd
  • 4. In which year was Douglass's narrative first published?
A) 1850
B) 1831
C) 1845
D) 1863
  • 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 supported women's suffrage and equality
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 irrelevant to the nature of slavery
B) It is marked by cruelty and power imbalance
C) It is based on mutual respect
D) It is profitable for both parties
  • 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 was discouraged by most slaveholders
B) It had little impact on his life
C) It led to resistance and violence
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 escape to the North
B) His education in Baltimore
C) His speech at the abolition meeting
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) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
  • 12. Who wrote the preface for 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'?
A) Wendell Phillips
B) Thomas Auld
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Hugh Auld
  • 13. What did Frederick Douglass believe was the reason he remained a slave?
A) Fear
B) Lack of opportunity
C) Ignorance
D) Lack of support
  • 14. Who did Douglass work for as an apprentice in a shipyard?
A) Edward Covey
B) Thomas Auld
C) William Gardner
D) Hugh Auld
  • 15. What did Douglass criticize in the appendix of his narrative?
A) Northern Methodists
B) The legal system
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 Abolitionist's Prayer
B) The Slave's Hymn
C) The Freedom Song
D) A Parody
  • 17. How many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold within four months of publication?
A) Twenty thousand copies
B) Ten thousand copies
C) Five thousand copies
D) Three thousand copies
  • 18. By 1860, how many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold?
A) Almost 30,000 copies
B) Fifteen thousand copies
C) Ten thousand copies
D) Fifty thousand copies
  • 19. How much did supporters in England pay to purchase Douglass's emancipation?
A) $710.96
B) $500.00
C) $850.00
D) $1000.00
  • 20. What did Douglass gain from those who previously did not believe his story?
A) A house
B) Significant credibility
C) Financial support
D) A new job
  • 21. Who published the Dublin edition of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Frederick Douglass
B) An Irish publisher
C) A white abolitionist
D) Richard D. Webb
  • 22. What did Douglass start against the advice of his fellow abolitionists?
A) A Black newspaper, the North Star
B) A school
C) A theater group
D) A book club
  • 23. Who wrote a letter questioning the veracity of Douglass's account?
A) Margaret Fuller
B) A. C. C. Thompson
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) Margaret Fuller
B) A. C. C. Thompson
C) Fred Moten
D) Saidiya Hartman
  • 25. In what year were Angela Y. Davis's lectures on Douglass's Narrative published as a pamphlet?
A) 1969
B) 1970–1971
C) 1987
D) 2010
  • 26. Which author used Douglass's narrative to articulate the syntax of subjectivity in relation to chattel slavery?
A) Saidiya Hartman
B) Margaret Fuller
C) Fred Moten
D) Hortense Spillers
  • 27. By what year had almost 30,000 copies of Douglass's Narrative been sold?
A) 1870
B) 1860
C) 1855
D) 1880
  • 28. How long was Frederick Douglass in England and Ireland?
A) Six months
B) One year
C) Three years
D) Two years
  • 29. How did Frederick Douglass describe his experience in Ireland in later editions of the Narrative?
A) Indifferently
B) Very positively
C) Negatively
D) As a failure
  • 30. Which author analyzed Douglass's Narrative in lectures at UCLA?
A) Hortense Spillers
B) Fred Moten
C) Angela Y. Davis
D) Saidiya Hartman
  • 31. What was a public reaction before the publication of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Immediate acceptance and admiration
B) Belief in its complete accuracy
C) Skepticism about how a formerly enslaved person could appear so educated
D) Indifference to his stories
  • 32. 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) An article on gender roles in slavery
D) A book on the economic impact of slavery
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