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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the anti-slavery speech in Massachusetts that is described in the Preface?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) Paul Davenport.
(c) William Smith.
(d) Daniel O'Connell.

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

3. When was Garrison's newspaper published?
(a) Before the Civil War.
(b) During the Civil War.
(c) Before, during, and after the Civil War.
(d) After the Civil War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did the author of the second Preface predict?

2. When was the opening Preface written?

3. What is the "West Indies Experiment?"

4. Garrison asks the reader for sympathy for whom in the Preface?

5. Garrison refers to Douglas as a man with what, in his Preface (x)?

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