What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Quiz Review

A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. Which of the following words is a synonym of conceded.

• admitted

• denied

• unpleassant

If there is a disparity between Mia's grades this year and her grades last year, which of the following must be true?

• Mia's grades this year are different than they were last year.

• Mia's grades this year are the same as they were last year.

• Mia's grades this year are better than they were last year.

Which of the following is the best definition of denounce?

• criticize harshly

• punish severely

• announce loudly

In his Fourth of July speech, why does Douglass say to his audience that "The Fourth of July is yours, not mine"?

• He contends that the liberty affirmed by the holiday has been denied to African Americans such as himself.

• He believes that, too often, African Americans such as himself are excluded from celebrations of public holidays.

• He and others like him do not believe in some of the key values represented by the holiday.

In his Fourth of July speech, Douglass says that "above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the wail of millions." To what is he referring?

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• the extensive sufferings of enslaved African Americans

• the anger of enslavers opposed to slaves' freedom

• the outrage of Northerners opposed to slavery

Which of the following best summarizes Douglass's judgment of the "conduct of this nation" in his Fourth of July speech?

• By celebrating liberty, the United States offers hope, showing that it will free the enslaved people despite its mistreatment of them.

• By engaging in slavery, the United States disgraces itself, violating the principles of independence it celebrates.

• By celebrating liberty, the United States redeems itself, showing that despite slavery, it still has good intentions.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first and then Part B.

Part A

In his Fourth of July speech, Douglass imagines someone in the audience who believes he should "argue" and "persuade" more and criticize less in order to serve his cause more effectively. Which answer choice best summarizes Douglass's response to this individual?

• He claims that the reasons to oppose slavery are so obvious that no argument is needed.

• He states that enslavers are too stubborn to be persuaded by his arguments.

• He claims that the Declaration of Independence and the Bible present the best arguments against slavery.

Part B

Which passage from the speech best supports the answer to Part A?

• "To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty . . . were inhuman mockery . . ."

• "But, I submit, where all is plain, there is nothing to be argued."

• ". . . I will, in the name of the constitution and the Bible . . . dare to call in question and to denounce . . . everything that serves to perpetuate slavery. . .

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first and then Part B.

Part A

Which of the following is a main or central claim that Douglass argues in his Fourth of July speech?

• Slavery is an evil that goes against American values.

• Slavery is an evil that causes him to become outraged.

• Slavery is an evil that is doomed to end in the near future.

Part B

In which quotation from the speech does Douglass most clearly present the claim identified in Part A?

• "Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are, today, rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them."

• ". . . I will, . . . in the name of liberty which is fettered, in the name of the constitution and the Bible which are disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and to denounce . . . everything that serves to perpetuate slavery. . . ."

• ". . . I would, to-day, pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke."