English 1A - Reading and Composition » Spring 2022 » Quiz 4 Douglass CH I to IX

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Question #1
Frederick Douglass was:
A.   the son of two slaves
B.   the adopted son of a cruel slavemaster
C.   the son of a slave mother and a white father
D.   the son of a slave mother and a father who escaped slavery
Question #2
As a young boy, Douglass witnessed:
A.   "Lloyd's Ned stealing from his master
B.   his aunt being whipped by her master
C.   his mother being whipped by her master
Question #3
Doulgass relates that Mrs. Giles Hick beat a young slave girl to death because the girl:
A.   stole a potato from the Hicks' garden to feed her little sister
B.   refused to prepare supper for Mrs. Hick
C.   fell asleep while babysitting Mrs. Hick's infant daughter
D.   was swimming in a stream on the Hicks' property
Question #4
Though __________ tried to teach the young Douglass to read, __________ put a stop to the lessons.
A.   Sophia Auld, Colonel Lloyd
B.   Aunt Hester, Captain Anthony
C.   Sophia Auld, her husband Hugh Auld
D.   his mother, his father
Question #5
According to Douglass, "__________ and __________ were incompatible with each other."
A.   learning to read, working in the shipyard
B.   Hugh Auld, Sophia Auld
C.   education, slavery
Question #6
On the streets of Baltimore, Douglass would often trade __________ in exchange for reading lessons from poor young white boys.
A.   books
B.   bread
C.   toys
D.   IOUs
Question #7
Douglass was amazed, after learning to read, to discover the word:
A.   abolition
B.   secession
C.   denotation
D.   desegregation
Question #8
After Captain Anthony died, all his property -- including his slaves -- was gathered together and ranked for the purpose of dividing it equally among his heirs. This process was called a(n):
A.   abolition
B.   inquest
C.   valuation
Question #9
Douglass' grandmother ended her days:
A.   caring for Captain Anthony's grandchildren
B.   working in the cotton fields
C.   living comfortably with Mr. and Mrs. Auld
D.   living alone in a hut in the woods
Question #10
One of Douglass' meanest masters, Thomas Auld, became even meaner after:
A.   becoming religious
B.   going broke
C.   losing his wife
D.   getting sick

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