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

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here
Question #1
Frederick Douglass was:
A.   the son of a slave mother and a father who escaped slavery
B.   the son of a slave mother and a white father
C.   the son of two slaves
D.   the adopted son of a cruel slavemaster
Question #2
As a young boy, Douglass witnessed:
A.   his aunt being whipped by her master
B.   his mother being whipped by her master
C.   "Lloyd's Ned stealing from his 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.   was swimming in a stream on the Hicks' property
C.   fell asleep while babysitting Mrs. Hick's infant daughter
D.   refused to prepare supper for Mrs. Hick
Question #4
Though __________ tried to teach the young Douglass to read, __________ put a stop to the lessons.
A.   his mother, his father
B.   Sophia Auld, Colonel Lloyd
C.   Aunt Hester, Captain Anthony
D.   Sophia Auld, her husband Hugh Auld
Question #5
According to Douglass, "__________ and __________ were incompatible with each other."
A.   Hugh Auld, Sophia Auld
B.   learning to read, working in the shipyard
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.   toys
B.   bread
C.   books
D.   IOUs
Question #7
Douglass was amazed, after learning to read, to discover the word:
A.   denotation
B.   abolition
C.   desegregation
D.   secession
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.   inquest
B.   valuation
C.   abolition
Question #9
Douglass' grandmother ended her days:
A.   living comfortably with Mr. and Mrs. Auld
B.   working in the cotton fields
C.   caring for Captain Anthony's grandchildren
D.   living alone in a hut in the woods
Question #10
One of Douglass' meanest masters, Thomas Auld, became even meaner after:
A.   getting sick
B.   losing his wife
C.   going broke
D.   becoming religious

Need help with your exam preparation?

Existing Quiz Clients Login here