Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quizzes

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz 1

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1 What year was the autobiography written?

1865

1855

1895

1845
2 What year was Douglass most likely born?

1845

1820

1860

1818
3 William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent

Lawyer

Businessman

Theologian

Abolitionist
4 Wendell Phillips was a prominent

Theologian

Abolitionist

Lawyer

Businessman
5 Douglass was born in which state?

South Carolina

Maryland

Virginia

Alabama
6 Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Douglass's mother was named Harriet Bailey

Douglass did not know his birthday

Douglass never met his mother

Douglass suspected his father was his master
7 How did Douglass feel when his mother died?

He was incredibly depressed

He was angry

He did not know she died

He was ambivalent
8 Douglass's first master was

Captain Anthony

Hugh Auld

Thomas Auld

Edward Covey
9 Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Captain Anthony was not a very humane slaveholder

Captain Anthony viciously beat Aunt Hester

Captain Anthony was merciful to his slaves

Captain Anthony was moderately wealthy
10 All of the following statements are true EXCEPT

Colonel Lloyd had 300-400 slaves

Colonel Lloyd was a moderately wealthy slaveowner

The slaves called Lloyd's plantation Great House Farm

Anthony was the clerk and superintendent for Lloyd
11 Douglass writes that slaves did not have much time for

Food

Relationships

Labor

Sleep
12 The most blasphemous of Lloyd's overseers was

Mr. Gore

Mr. Severe

Mr. Plummer

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

Dreaded going

Were excited and boastful of the opportunity

Refused to go

Did not care very much if they had to go or not
14 "The same traits of character might be seen in Colonel Lloyd's slaves, as are seen in the slaves of the______"

Political ideologies

Religious faiths

African kingdoms

Political parties
15 Douglass described slave songs as all of the following EXCEPT

Wild and haunting

Able to conjure up the horrible character of slavery more than books could

Simple and meaningless

Indicative of slaves' misery and mourning
16 The slaves of Colonel Lloyd's plantation could not resist entering

The library

The kitchen

The garden

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

Isaac

John

Barney

Sandy
18 Why do slaves speak positively about their masters?

They truly love their masters

They are afraid the person they are speaking will report them if they say something negative

They are naturally prone to lying

Their masters force them to do so
19 Which overseer succeeded Mr. Hopkins?

Mr. Severe

Mr. Covey

Mr. Plummer

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

He was savage and brutal

He was loud and boisterous

He was grave and humorless

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

They were immediately brought to justice

They often turned themselves in

The slave's family had the right to sue

Nothing happened
22 Who was Beal Bondly?

A slave on the Great House Farm

Captain Anthony's son-in-law

A free black

Colonel Lloyd's neighbor
23 All of the following were Douglass's duties on Lloyd's farm EXCEPT

To tend the garden

To keep the front yard clean

To drive the cows up at evening

To run errands for Lucretia Auld
24 Douglass's main deprivation on the farm was

Clothing

Sleep

Good health

Food
25 What city was Douglass sent to live in?

Charleston

Atlanta

New York

Baltimore

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