What was the primary risk enslaved people like Frederick Douglass took to educate themselves?

Frederick Douglass: Key Events and Actions

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They could be fined.
They could be exiled.
They could be imprisoned.
They could be whipped or punished.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Frederick Douglass first realize that marks on a page could tell a story?
By listening to sermons at church.
By watching his master's son read.
By hearing Mrs. Auld read the Bible.
By reading street signs.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What book did Frederick Douglass purchase to improve his reading skills?
The Book of Job
The Colombian Orator
The Bible
The American Dictionary
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What method did Frederick use to learn new letters from white boys?
He attended their school secretly.
He asked them to teach him directly.
He challenged them to writing contests.
He copied their homework.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of Frederick's confrontation with the slave breaker Covey?
Frederick was severely punished.
Covey gave up and never beat him again.
Frederick was sold to another master.
Covey reported him to the authorities.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason Frederick decided to escape to the North?
To marry Anna and live freely.
To avoid being sold to another master.
To find better job opportunities.
To join the abolitionist movement.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Frederick Douglass manage to travel north without being caught?
He disguised himself as a white man.
He used a sailor's protection paper.
He bribed the train conductor.
He traveled at night to avoid detection.
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