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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - Quiz
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
  • 1. Where was Frederick Douglass born?
A) Virginia
B) Georgia
C) New York
D) Maryland
  • 2. What is the significance of Douglass learning to read and write?
A) It pleased his masters
B) It empowered him and helped him advocate for abolition
C) It allowed him to find a job
D) It was a requirement for freedom
  • 3. Who was Douglass's first owner?
A) Mr. Lloyd
B) Mr. Freeland
C) Mr. Covey
D) Captain Anthony
  • 4. In which year was Douglass's narrative first published?
A) 1831
B) 1863
C) 1850
D) 1845
  • 5. What was Douglass's stance on women's rights?
A) He opposed women's rights
B) He was indifferent towards women's issues
C) He believed women should focus on domestic roles
D) He supported women's suffrage and equality
  • 6. What does Douglass say about the relationship between slaveholders and the slaves?
A) It is irrelevant to the nature of slavery
B) It is profitable for both parties
C) It is marked by cruelty and power imbalance
D) It is based on mutual respect
  • 7. What writing style is prominent in Douglass’s narrative?
A) Scientific analysis
B) Historical fiction
C) First-person account with vivid imagery
D) Third-person detached narrative
  • 8. How does Douglass describe his experience with slave education?
A) It was a pathway to freedom and self-empowerment
B) It led to resistance and violence
C) It was discouraged by most slaveholders
D) It had little impact on his life
  • 9. What event does Douglass refer to as a turning point in his life?
A) His speech at the abolition meeting
B) His fight with Mr. Covey
C) His escape to the North
D) His education in Baltimore
  • 10. Where was Frederick Douglass living when he wrote his memoir?
A) New Bedford, Massachusetts
B) Baltimore, Maryland
C) Lynn, Massachusetts
D) Washington, D.C.
  • 11. How many autobiographies did Frederick Douglass write?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Four
  • 12. Who wrote the preface for 'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass'?
A) Hugh Auld
B) Thomas Auld
C) William Lloyd Garrison
D) Wendell Phillips
  • 13. Which author used Douglass's narrative to articulate the syntax of subjectivity in relation to chattel slavery?
A) Saidiya Hartman
B) Hortense Spillers
C) Fred Moten
D) Margaret Fuller
  • 14. Who did Douglass work for as an apprentice in a shipyard?
A) Thomas Auld
B) Hugh Auld
C) Edward Covey
D) William Gardner
  • 15. By what year had almost 30,000 copies of Douglass's Narrative been sold?
A) 1870
B) 1860
C) 1855
D) 1880
  • 16. How many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold within four months of publication?
A) Twenty thousand copies
B) Three thousand copies
C) Ten thousand copies
D) Five thousand copies
  • 17. How did Frederick Douglass describe his experience in Ireland in later editions of the Narrative?
A) As a failure
B) Negatively
C) Indifferently
D) Very positively
  • 18. What did Douglass gain from those who previously did not believe his story?
A) Financial support
B) Significant credibility
C) A new job
D) A house
  • 19. How long was Frederick Douglass in England and Ireland?
A) Six months
B) One year
C) Three years
D) Two years
  • 20. What is the title of the hymn parody included in Douglass's appendix?
A) A Parody
B) The Slave's Hymn
C) The Freedom Song
D) The Abolitionist's Prayer
  • 21. By 1860, how many copies of Douglass's Narrative were sold?
A) Fifty thousand copies
B) Almost 30,000 copies
C) Ten thousand copies
D) Fifteen thousand copies
  • 22. What was a public reaction before the publication of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Immediate acceptance and admiration
B) Indifference to his stories
C) Skepticism about how a formerly enslaved person could appear so educated
D) Belief in its complete accuracy
  • 23. What did Douglass start against the advice of his fellow abolitionists?
A) A school
B) A book club
C) A Black newspaper, the North Star
D) A theater group
  • 24. Who admired Douglass's book and described it as 'simple, true, coherent, and warm with genuine feeling'?
A) A. C. C. Thompson
B) Saidiya Hartman
C) Fred Moten
D) Margaret Fuller
  • 25. How much did supporters in England pay to purchase Douglass's emancipation?
A) $710.96
B) $500.00
C) $850.00
D) $1000.00
  • 26. Which author analyzed Douglass's Narrative in lectures at UCLA?
A) Angela Y. Davis
B) Saidiya Hartman
C) Hortense Spillers
D) Fred Moten
  • 27. In what year were Angela Y. Davis's lectures on Douglass's Narrative published as a pamphlet?
A) 1969
B) 1987
C) 1970–1971
D) 2010
  • 28. What did Douglass criticize in the appendix of his narrative?
A) Northern Methodists
B) The hypocrisy of southern Christianity
C) The legal system
D) The abolitionist movement
  • 29. What did Frederick Douglass believe was the reason he remained a slave?
A) Lack of support
B) Lack of opportunity
C) Ignorance
D) Fear
  • 30. What did Angela Y. Davis publish based on her lectures?
A) A book on the economic impact of slavery
B) A critique of Douglass's narrative
C) A 24-page pamphlet titled Lectures on Liberation
D) An article on gender roles in slavery
  • 31. Who wrote a letter questioning the veracity of Douglass's account?
A) Margaret Fuller
B) A. C. C. Thompson
C) Angela Y. Davis
D) Thomas Auld
  • 32. Who published the Dublin edition of Douglass's Narrative?
A) Richard D. Webb
B) A white abolitionist
C) An Irish publisher
D) Frederick Douglass
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