Quiz  /  Frederick Douglass MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    What did abolitionists want to put an end to?

  • Slavery
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Eating meat
  • The Civil War

  • 2. 
    Where was Frederick Douglass born?

  • Maryland
  • Connecticut
  • Arkansas
  • Massachusetts

  • 3. 
    Which of the following best describes Frederick Douglass' life as a child?

  • A slave who moved and hardly knew his parents
  • A free child who worked hard on his parents farm
  • A rich child who went to the best schools
  • A happy childhood growing up with family

  • 4. 
    How did Frederick Douglass learn to read?

  • He learned from the other slaves
  • He went to the local school
  • His master taught him how
  • He mostly taught himself

  • 5. 
    True or False: Slave owners were encouraged to educate their slaves and teach them how to read and write.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 6. 
    What disguise did Frederick Douglass use during his escape from slavery?

  • Sailor
  • Soldier
  • Engineer
  • Blacksmith

  • 7. 
    When did Frederick Douglass take the last name 'Douglass'?

  • He was born with it
  • When he finished writing his first book
  • After he became a free man
  • When he was seven

  • 8. 
    What famous convention did Frederick Douglass attend in Seneca Falls, New York?

  • The first women's rights convention
  • The abolitionists convention
  • The Thirteenth Amendment convention
  • The black freemen convention

  • 9. 
    What did President Lincoln do in order to protect black soldiers in the Civil War?

  • He warned the South that for every Union prisoner killed, he would execute a rebel soldier
  • He agreed that black soldiers would not fight on the front lines
  • He refused to allow black soldiers to fight
  • He gave them the best weapons and uniforms

  • 10. 
    What U.S. President did Frederick Douglass work with to help get black men the right to vote?

  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Andrew Johnson
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Abraham Lincoln
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