Tubman and Douglass - 1/15

You ask for what you do not need when you call upon me for a word of commendation.

In this sentence commendation means:

• blame

• criticism

• praise

• multitude

The difference between us is very marked.

In this sentence, marked means:

• obscure

• noticeable

• character

• unnoticeable

Who is this a picture of?

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

How does Douglass view Tubman?

• as a greater contributor to the cause than him

• as a lucky woman to have her story told

• as a proud woman who does nor need more praise

• as less distinguished than him

Where has Douglass completed most of his work?

• making journeys to the south

• helping freedmen escape slave catchers

• in view of the public

• with slaves in secret

Why is Douglass happy to praise Tubman?

• because she has endangered other people's lives

• because she is nearing the end of her life

• because she is an honest person that people have lied about

• because she is such a brave woman

I have had the applause of the crowd and the satisfaction that comes of being approved by the multitude.

In this sentence, multitude means:

• no one

• a great number of people

• the sky and the stars

• two people

What does the word enslaved mean?

• gathered together

• to lose your freedom of choice or action

• taken apart

• forgotten

I know of no one who has willingly encountered more perils and hardships to serve our enslaved people than you have.

In this sentence, perils mean:

• happiness

• winning money

• being published

• serious and immediate danger

Much that you have done would seem improbable to those who do not know you as I know you.

In this sentence, improbable means:

• enslaved

• not likely to be true

• multitude

• noticeable