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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the ships Phillips describes in the second Preface carrying?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Food.
(d) Supplies.

3. Approximately how many issues of his newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison publish?
(a) 1,800 issues.
(b) 100 issues.
(c) 15,000 issues.
(d) 500 issues.

4. What is William Lloyd Garrison well-known for being?
(a) A slave master.
(b) An abolitionist.
(c) A Civil War soldier.
(d) A slave.

5. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?
(a) Calm.
(b) Peace.
(c) Goodness.
(d) Godliness.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Garrison's newspaper published?

3. When did William Lloyd Garrison see the abolitionist speech described in the Preface?

4. Who did Phillips watch being dragged off to be lynched, according to his narrative in the second Preface?

5. Where is the opening Preface said to be written?

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