Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself Quiz Questions | Quiz: Preface to Chapter 1

Quiz: Preface to Chapter 1

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Wendell Phillips is the son of a mayor of what city in Massachusetts?
a) Boston.
b) Nantucket.
c) Springfield.
d) Plymouth.

2. What type of style does the First Preface take on?
a) Conversational.
b) A religious sermon.
c) Lecture.
d) Forceful.

3. About what age is Douglass when his mother dies?
a) Ten.
b) Six.
c) Seventeen.
d) Seven.

4. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about?
a) His family.
b) A friend who is a slave as a child.
c) His first master.
d) His first love.

5. Garrison asks the reader for sympathy for whom?
a) The slaveholders.
b) The "down-trodden victims."
c) Frederick Douglass.
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