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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the subject matter of two books that Douglass read and found interesting?
(a) Slavery covering both positions.
(b) How slavery will change in the future.
(c) Life of an educated slave.
(d) Life of an educated white man.

3. Garrison asks the reader for sympathy for whom in the Preface?
(a) The slaveholders.
(b) Frederick Douglass.
(c) The down-trodden victims.
(d) Himself.

4. At what age was Frederick Douglass when he was taken from his mother's care?
(a) Before turning five.
(b) Before turning one.
(c) At two years of age.
(d) Before turning three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a teenage girl in Douglass's own family killed for?

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

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

4. When was the opening Preface written?

5. Who does Douglass describe as being tenderhearted when he first met her?

(see the answer key)

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