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