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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?
(a) He was a writer.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a publisher.

2. What has stayed in Douglass's memory for the rest of his life, according to his narrative in Chapter 2?
(a) The emotional impact of the songs the slaves sing.
(b) The images of slaves being hung.
(c) The images of the slaves being beaten.
(d) The emotional impact of babies being taken from their mothers.

3. What is Douglass' concerned about in Chapter 1?
(a) Being beaten.
(b) His mom.
(c) Not having enough food.
(d) His age.

4. What did the father and son slave team take care of on the Colonel's farm, according to Douglass's narrative in Chapter 3?
(a) The pool.
(b) The carriages, horses, and stables.
(c) The garden.
(d) The cows and other farm animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a main theme that Douglass uses in Chapter 3?

2. Who did Douglass's first master oversee?

3. What does the author of the second Preface compare slaves to?

4. Why was Douglass shocked at seeing the female slave being beaten in Chapter 1?

5. What does Frederick Douglass say disgusts him in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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