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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 35 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 25 years.

2. Who was Frederick Douglass's first master?
(a) James O'Conner.
(b) William Davenport.
(c) William Lloyd Garrison.
(d) Captain Anthony.

3. Garrison refers to Douglas as a man with what, in his Preface (x)?
(a) "A body ravaged by time."
(b) "High regard."
(c) "Little hope."
(d) "Commanding stature."

4. What brings tears to Douglass's eyes, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?
(a) The images of the slaves being beaten.
(b) The memory of slaves singing.
(c) The images of slaves being hung.
(d) The emotional impact of babies being taken from their mothers.

5. When was the opening Preface written?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1845.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?

2. What is the possible real reason that the female slave was beaten?

3. Wendell Phillips was the son of a mayor of what city in Massachusetts?

4. What does the author of the second Preface compare slaves to?

5. Who was Colonel Edward Lloyd?

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