Ain't I a Woman?

What hardships does Truth describe enduring as a slave in the text?

• Being starved.

• Seeing her children sold.

• Being denied education.

Which main type of discrimination did she face at the time of her speech?

• Against African American women.

• Against escaped slaves.

• Against the uneducated.

What does Truth say women should be able to do?

• March for their rights.

• Turn the world right side up.

• Join the abolitionists.

To whom is she comparing herself in this sentence? "Nobody ever helps me into carriages or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place".

• White men

• Black women

• White women

Which statement best summarizes Truth's attitudes about work?

• Women can work as hard as men.

• Women should work harder.

• Men should allow women equal rights.

Which sentence does Truth use as a constant refrain?

• Ain't I a woman?

• Look at me!

• Where did your Christ come from?

What point is Truth trying to make with the question "Ain't I a woman?"

• She wants to establish that women are superior to men.

• She wants to demonstrate women's strength.

• She wants to prove that a woman can deliver a powerful speech.

Which of the following best describes Truth’s tone in “Ain’t I A Woman?”

• Defensive

• Encouraging

• Demanding

• Serene

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.W.7.9A

What do you believe Truth’s claim is in this speech?

• "these women together ought to be able to turn it back , and get it right side up again" (paragraph 5)

• "I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me" (paragraph 2)

• "I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon" (paragraph 1)

• "...intellect' That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights?" (paragraph 3)

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.9A

Who/what is Truth referring to when she says, "...first woman God ever made?" (paragraph 5)

• Mary Magdalene

• Eve

• Herself

• all women

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6