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