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

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