Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Quiz

What was the effect of learning to read on Frederick Douglass?

• It made him wish for eternal wakefulness

• It made him want to be a beast

• It made him feel more content with his condition

• It made him abhor and detest his enslavers

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Who initially started to instruct Frederick Douglass in reading and writing?

• His fellow slaves

• A regular teacher

• His mistress

• Master Hugh

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What book did Frederick Douglass get hold of that had a profound impact on him?

• The Bible

• The Columbian Orator

• The Great Gatsby

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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What did Frederick Douglass wish for when he was in moments of agony?

• To be a beast

• To be a free man

• To be a slave for life

• To be a successful robber

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What did Frederick Douglass envy about his fellow slaves?

• Their freedom

• Their strength

• Their stupidity

• Their intelligence

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What did Frederick Douglass feel had been a curse rather than a blessing at times?

• Learning to write

• Being a free man

• Being a slave for life

• Learning to read

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What did Frederick Douglass wish for when talking to the little white boys?

• To be a successful robber

• To be as free as they would be when they got to be men

• To be a slave for life

• To be free as soon as they were twenty-one

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Who did Frederick Douglass consider his greatest enemy?

• His fellow slaves

• His mistress

• His own ignorance

• Master Hugh

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What did Frederick Douglass believe was the pathway from slavery to freedom?

• Physical strength

• Escape

• Education

• Submission

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What did Frederick Douglass do to learn how to write?

• He copied the letters in the Bible

• He observed the writings of his master

• He copied the letters in the Columbian Orator

• He tricked white children into teaching him

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