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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Phillips compares the Mississippi Valley to a story in what publication?
(a) A journal.
(b) The Bible.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A letter.

3. 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 carriages, horses, and stables.
(b) The garden.
(c) The cows and other farm animals.
(d) The pool.

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

5. Who was Frederick Douglass's first master?
(a) William Davenport.
(b) William Lloyd Garrison.
(c) James O'Conner.
(d) Captain Anthony.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Garrison's newspaper published?

2. Why did the slaves say kind words about their masters?

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

4. In what city in Massachusetts did Garrison hear the speech about slavery that is described in the Preface?

5. When Mr. Lanman bragged about the two killings what happened?

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