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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While Douglass talks about slavery, what does he have flashbacks about in Chapter 1?
(a) A friend who was a slave as a child.
(b) His first love.
(c) His first master.
(d) His family.

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

4. What is the name of the main farm house that Colonel Edward Lloyd owned?
(a) Great House Farm.
(b) Lloyd Family Farm.
(c) Farm House of Lloyd.
(d) Lloyd Farm House.

5. How many slaves did Colonel Lloyd have in total?
(a) About 1,300.
(b) About 2,000.
(c) About 800.
(d) About 1,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did a slave need from his or her master to travel?

4. For about how long does Douglass write he stayed in Master Hugh's family in Chapter 7?

5. What happened to Douglass's grandmother when she got older?

(see the answer key)

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