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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of writing is the second Preface?
(a) A poem.
(b) A letter.
(c) An essay.
(d) A short story.

2. To whom does the author compare Douglass in the second Preface?
(a) Civil War Soldiers.
(b) The writers of the Constitution.
(c) Slave Masters.
(d) Preachers.

3. Who did Phillips watch being dragged off to be lynched, according to his narrative in the second Preface?
(a) Frederick Douglass.
(b) William Lloyd Garrison.
(c) Daniel O'Connell.
(d) James McAlister.

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

5. Where is the opening Preface said to be written?
(a) Boston.
(b) St. Charles.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the newspaper Garrison published?

2. What is the "West Indies Experiment?"

3. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?

4. What were the ships Phillips describes in the second Preface carrying?

5. Who gave the anti-slavery speech in Massachusetts that is described in the Preface?

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