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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years was Daniel O'Connell a slave in Africa?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What happened when Phillips went to the police about issues related to slavery?
(a) The police did nothing.
(b) The police investigated .
(c) The police put Phillips in jail.
(d) The police found the wrongdoers and punished them.

3. What body of water does Phillips say Douglass has seen the ships sailing on in the second Preface?
(a) The Atlantic Ocean.
(b) The Boston Harbor.
(c) Cape Cod.
(d) The Chesapeake Bay.

4. What does Phillips say he did while reading what Douglass had written?
(a) Cried.
(b) Shook.
(c) Trembled.
(d) Laughed.

5. How does Garrison describe Douglass's nature in the Preface?
(a) Self-centered.
(b) Humble.
(c) Condescending.
(d) Disrespectful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What later happened to the person whose offices and printing presses were destroyed?

2. When was the second Preface written?

3. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?

4. When was the opening Preface written?

5. How old does Douglass write that he thinks he is in the first Chapter?

(see the answer key)

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