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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?
(a) "No formal education."
(b) "Trembling in fear for his safety."
(c) "Loses his soul."
(d) "A life not worth living."

3. What event did the author of the second Preface predict?
(a) His own death.
(b) The end of slavery the following year.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The death of Douglass.

4. When was the second Preface written?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1835.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1818.

5. How many farms did Colonel Edward Lloyd own?
(a) More than 20.
(b) 5.
(c) More than 30.
(d) More than 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what age was Frederick Douglass when he was taken from his mother's care?

4. How many shirts did each working slave get for a year?

5. How long was the food that is given to the adult slaves supposed to last?

(see the answer key)

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