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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Contributed by: Barry
  • 1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
A) Virginia
B) Georgia
C) New York
D) Maryland
  • 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 allowed him to find a job
D) It empowered him and helped him advocate for abolition
  • 3. Who was Douglass's first owner?
A) Mr. Lloyd
B) Mr. Covey
C) Captain Anthony
D) Mr. Freeland
  • 4. In which year was Douglass's narrative first published?
A) 1863
B) 1850
C) 1845
D) 1831
  • 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 irrelevant to the nature of slavery
B) It is based on mutual respect
C) It is profitable for both parties
D) It is marked by cruelty and power imbalance
  • 7. What writing style is prominent in Douglass’s narrative?
A) Historical fiction
B) Scientific analysis
C) First-person account with vivid imagery
D) Third-person detached narrative
  • 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 escape to the North
B) His speech at the abolition meeting
C) His fight with Mr. Covey
D) His education in Baltimore
  • 10. Where was Frederick Douglass living when he wrote his memoir?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) New Bedford, Massachusetts
C) Baltimore, Maryland
D) Lynn, Massachusetts
  • 11. How many autobiographies did Frederick Douglass write?
A) Two
B) Four
C) One
D) Three
  • 12. Who wrote the preface for 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'?
A) Thomas Auld
B) Wendell Phillips
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Hugh Auld
  • 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) William Gardner
B) Hugh Auld
C) Edward Covey
D) Thomas Auld
  • 15. What did Douglass criticize in the appendix of his narrative?
A) The abolitionist movement
B) The hypocrisy of southern Christianity
C) Northern Methodists
D) The legal system
  • 16. What is the title of the hymn parody included in Douglass's appendix?
A) A Parody
B) The Freedom Song
C) The Slave's Hymn
D) The Abolitionist's Prayer
  • 17. How many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold within four months of publication?
A) Ten thousand copies
B) Five thousand copies
C) Three 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) $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 new job
B) A house
C) Financial support
D) Significant credibility
  • 21. Who published the Dublin edition of Douglass's Narrative?
A) A white abolitionist
B) An Irish publisher
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 school
C) A Black newspaper, the North Star
D) A theater group
  • 23. Who wrote a letter questioning the veracity of Douglass's account?
A) Angela Y. Davis
B) A. C. C. Thompson
C) Margaret Fuller
D) Thomas Auld
  • 24. Who admired Douglass's book and described it as 'simple, true, coherent, and warm with genuine feeling'?
A) Margaret Fuller
B) Fred Moten
C) Saidiya Hartman
D) A. C. C. Thompson
  • 25. In what year were Angela Y. Davis's lectures on Douglass's Narrative published as a pamphlet?
A) 1987
B) 1969
C) 1970–1971
D) 2010
  • 26. Which author used Douglass's narrative to articulate the syntax of subjectivity in relation to chattel slavery?
A) Hortense Spillers
B) Margaret Fuller
C) Saidiya Hartman
D) Fred Moten
  • 27. By what year had almost 30,000 copies of Douglass's Narrative been sold?
A) 1855
B) 1870
C) 1880
D) 1860
  • 28. How long was Frederick Douglass in England and Ireland?
A) Three years
B) Six months
C) Two years
D) One year
  • 29. How did Frederick Douglass describe his experience in Ireland in later editions of the Narrative?
A) Negatively
B) As a failure
C) Very positively
D) Indifferently
  • 30. Which author analyzed Douglass's Narrative in lectures at UCLA?
A) Hortense Spillers
B) Angela Y. Davis
C) Saidiya Hartman
D) Fred Moten
  • 31. What was a public reaction before the publication of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Indifference to his stories
B) Skepticism about how a formerly enslaved person could appear so educated
C) Immediate acceptance and admiration
D) Belief in its complete accuracy
  • 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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