Sojourner Truth

Which sentence in the speech uses REPETITION?

• Ain't I a woman?

• Look at me!

• Where did your Christ come from?

What is Truth's purpose in writing this speech?

• arguing for equal rights for men and women

• to complain about mistreatment of women

• to list what she has been through 

• to fight slavery

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

• Defensive

• Encouraging

• Demanding

• Funny

What is most closely a central idea of Sojourner Truth’s speech?

• Women deserve the right to vote.

• The Bible shows that women have the ability to shape history

• Jesus has nothing to do with women’s rights.

• A person’s intellect cannot be measured, no matter if they are a man or a woman.

What is most closely implied by the phrase “the white men will be in a fix pretty soon” in the following passage (paragraph 1)?

• The Emancipation Proclamation is sure to have an impact on the financial status of white males.

• Violence is needed in order to take down those who are currently running the country.

• White males are in jeopardy of losing their power if women and blacks obtain the rights they have begun asking for.

• White males will have their problems solved if they listen to Truth’s suggestions.

Sojourner Truth’s “pint and quart” comparisons in paragraphs 3 and 8 add to the development of her speech mainly by _______________.

• suggesting that men have nothing to worry about if women are as unintelligent as they believe

• suggesting that the only way for women to become as smart as men is if they are granted equal rights

• criticizing the unequal distribution of wealth in America

• complaining about not being born with the same natural abilities as a man

Throughout this speech, Sojourner Truth repeats the phrase “Ain’t I a woman?” Why do you think she chooses to repeat this?

• To emphasize who is her audience/who she is speaking to

• Because it's a catchy speech giving device

• She uses it as punctuation to her thoughts

• To remind the reader why she is writing this speech

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 men

• Black women

• White women

The speech "Ain't I a Woman" is about...

• African American woman. rights

• All women including enslaved rights.

• All women and men rights.

What does Truth say women should be able to do?

• March for their rights.

• Turn the world right side up.

• Join the abolitionists.