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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city in Massachusetts did Garrison hear the speech about slavery that is described in the Preface?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Nantucket.
(d) Boston.

2. Wendell Phillips was the son of a mayor of what city in Massachusetts?
(a) Plymouth.
(b) Nantucket.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Boston.

3. When did William Lloyd Garrison see the abolitionist speech described in the Preface?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1841.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1835.

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

5. Who does Douglass begin Chapter 1 talking about?
(a) His first master.
(b) His mother and her parents.
(c) His slave friend.
(d) His brother and sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What later happened to the person whose offices and printing presses were destroyed?

2. What type of writing is the second Preface?

3. What is one of the contrasting effects of slavery that Douglass suffers, according to Garrison in the Preface (x)?

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

5. What is the final line of Garrison's Preface (x)?

(see the answer key)

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