Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quizzes

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne · Edited by Christine McKeever · Last reviewed September 05, 2012

1 What year was the autobiography written?

1845

1895

1865

1855
2 What year was Douglass most likely born?

1845

1860

1818

1820
3 William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent

Lawyer

Abolitionist

Theologian

Businessman
4 Wendell Phillips was a prominent

Abolitionist

Businessman

Lawyer

Theologian
5 Douglass was born in which state?

Virginia

Alabama

Maryland

South Carolina
6 Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Douglass suspected his father was his master

Douglass never met his mother

Douglass's mother was named Harriet Bailey

Douglass did not know his birthday
7 How did Douglass feel when his mother died?

He was incredibly depressed

He was angry

He was ambivalent

He did not know she died
8 Douglass's first master was

Edward Covey

Captain Anthony

Thomas Auld

Hugh Auld
9 Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Captain Anthony viciously beat Aunt Hester

Captain Anthony was moderately wealthy

Captain Anthony was not a very humane slaveholder

Captain Anthony was merciful to his slaves
10 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

Colonel Lloyd had 300-400 slaves

Anthony was the clerk and superintendent for Lloyd

Colonel Lloyd was a moderately wealthy slaveowner

The slaves called Lloyd's plantation Great House Farm
11 Douglass writes that slaves did not have much time for

Relationships

Food

Labor

Sleep
12 The most blasphemous of Lloyd's overseers was

Mr. Severe

Mr. Gore

Mr. Plummer

Mr. Hopkins
13 Slaves who were sent on an errand to Great House Farm

Were excited and boastful of the opportunity

Refused to go

Did not care very much if they had to go or not

Dreaded going
14 "The same traits of character might be seen in Colonel Lloyd's slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the______"

Religious faiths

Political ideologies

Political parties

African kingdoms
15 Douglass described slave songs as all of the following EXCEPT

Wild and haunting

Simple and meaningless

Indicative of slaves' misery and mourning

Able to conjure up the horrible character of slavery more than books could
16 The slaves of Colonel Lloyd's plantation could not resist entering

The kitchen

The library

The garden

The parlor
17 The father and son slaves who tended Lloyd's stables were Old and Young

Barney

Isaac

John

Sandy
18 Why do slaves speak positively about their masters?

They truly love their masters

Their masters force them to do so

They are naturally prone to lying

They are afraid the person they are speaking will report them if they say something negative
19 Which overseer succeeded Mr. Hopkins?

Mr. Gore

Mr. Covey

Mr. Severe

Mr. Plummer
20 All of the following describe Austin Gore EXCEPT

He was loud and boisterous

He was grave and humorless

He was savage and brutal

He killed Demby
21 If a white man killed a slave,

The slave's family had the right to sue

Nothing happened

They were immediately brought to justice

They often turned themselves in
22 Who was Beal Bondly?

Captain Anthony's son-in-law

Colonel Lloyd's neighbor

A slave on the Great House Farm

A free black
23 All of the following were Douglass's duties on Lloyd's farm EXCEPT

To keep the front yard clean

To run errands for Lucretia Auld

To drive the cows up at evening

To tend the garden
24 Douglass's main deprivation on the farm was

Sleep

Good health

Clothing

Food
25 What city was Douglass sent to live in?

Charleston

Atlanta

Baltimore

New York

In paragraph 3, Mr. Auld says that if you give a slave "an inch, he will take an ell." What does he mean by this statement?

In context, he is saying that if you make a concession, you will be taken advantage of. This saying or quote first appeared in 1546 in a collection by John Heywood,

Asked by Alice R #1331053

Answered by jill d #170087 on 12/13/2023 9:23 PM

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What event did Douglass indicate "made him a man"?

Although those are not the words he used, Douglass sae his employment in New Bedford... the day he began working for himself and his wife, the day that he truly became a man.

I found employment, the third day after my arrival, in stowing a sloop...

Asked by Shrey M #1316733

Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/14/2023 5:06 PM

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Why is freedom tormenting Douglass?

Douglass sees freedom everywhere and roused his "soul to eternal wakefulness". He still, however, remained enslaved.

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Answered by Aslan on 6/5/2015 1:37 AM

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