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from “What to the Slave Is the

Fourth of July?”
Frederick Douglass
FIRST READ: Comprehension

Identify the choice that best answers the question.
1. In his Fourth of July speech, why does Douglass say to his audience that
“The Fourth of July is yours, not mine”?
a. He believes that, too often, African Americans such as himself are
excluded from celebrations of public holidays.
b. He believes that enslaved persons should not celebrate the Fourth until
they have earned their freedom.
c. He and others like him do not believe in some of the key values
represented by the holiday.
d. He argues that the liberty affirmed by the holiday has always been denied
to African Americans such as himself.
2. In his Fourth of July speech, Douglass says that “above your national,
tumultuous joy, I hear the wail of millions.” To what is he referring?
a. the angry protest of African Americans against slavery
b. the extensive sufferings of enslaved African Americans
c. the anger of slaveholders opposed to slaves’ freedom
d. the outrage of Northerners opposed to slavery
3. Which of the following best summarizes Douglass’s judgment of the

“conduct of this nation” in his Fourth of July speech?
a. By engaging in slavery, the United States commits a crime, revealing the
evil principles on which it was founded.
b. By engaging in slavery, the United States disgraces itself, violating the
principles of independence it celebrates.
c. By celebrating liberty, the United States offers hope, showing that it will
free the slaves despite its mistreatment of them.
d. By celebrating liberty, the United States redeems itself, showing that
despite slavery, it still has good intentions.
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GRADE 11 • UNIT 3 • SELECTION TEST
“WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?” BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS
FIRST READ: Concept Vocabulary

4 In which of the following situations has a person most clearly conceded

something? Choose based on your knowledge of the meaning of conceded.
a. Tomas told the team that he was taking a break from practice.
b. Sid finally accepted the truth and logic of Sara’s argument.
c. Mikela let Miguel go ahead of her in line at the cafeteria.
d. Ramon and Taylor agreed to a debate on a controversial topic.
5. If there is a disparity between Mia’s grades this year and her grades last
year, which of the following must be true?
a. Mia’s grades this year are the same as they were last year.
b. Mia’s grades this year are worse than they were last year.
c. Mia’s grades this year are better than they were last year.
d. Mia’s grades this year are different than they were last year.
CLOSE READ: Analyze the Text

6. The following question has two parts. A nswer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A In his Fourth of July speech, Douglass asks, “Must I undertake to prove
that the slave is a man?” Why is he angered at the idea that he must prove this?
a. He believes that if anyone should prove or disprove this claim, it is the
slaveholders.
b. He believes that the nation refuses to see the contradictions between its
ideals and the practice of slavery.
c. He believes that the rights of enslaved people are clearly supported by the
Bible and the Constitution.
d. He believes that even those who support slavery already admit that slaves
are people.
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Part B In which quotation from the speech does Douglass offer evidence
to support his point in Part A?
a. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and
call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and
sacrilegious irony.
b. … I will, in the name of the constitution and the Bible which are
disregarded and trampled upon, dare to call in question and to denounce
… everything that serves to perpetuate slavery.…
c. The manhood of the slave is conceded. It is admitted in the fact that
Southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding … the
teaching of the slave to read or to write.
d. … [A]m I to argue that it is wrong to make men brutes, to rob them of
their liberty, to work them without wages, to keep them ignorant of their
relations to their fellow men … ?
_____ 7. Read the following quotation from Douglass’s Fourth of July speech.
There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than
are the people of these United States, at this very hour. …
[However,] I do not despair … “The arm of the Lord is not shortened,” and the doom
of slavery is certain. I, therefore, leave off where I began, with hope. While drawing
encouragement from “the Declaration of Independence,” the great principles it
contains, and the genius of American Institutions, my spirit is also cheered by the
obvious tendencies of the age.
Which answer choice best summarizes the view of the future expressed in the
quotation?
a. Slavery will end because slaveholders cannot afford to fight their
opponents.
b. Slavery will end because slaveholders will be punished due to their
violations of religious principles.
c. Slavery will eventually come to an end due to public awareness of its
gruesome practices.
d. Slavery will eventually come to an end due to the nation’s principles and
the antislavery movement.
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CLOSE READ: Analyze Craft and Structure

_____ 8. Which of the following is a main or central claim that Douglass argues in
his Fourth of July speech?
a. Slavery is an evil that causes great suffering.
b. Slavery is an evil that causes him to become outraged.
c. Slavery is an evil that goes against American values.
d. Slavery is an evil that is doomed to end in the near future.
9. The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A What is the main way in which Douglass supports his argument in
his Fourth of July speech?
a. He lists various arguments made in defense of slavery, showing each to be
without merit, even ridiculous.
b. He offers conclusive proof that enslaved persons are legally entitled to
equal rights, based on the Declaration of Independence.
c. He shows that enslaved persons feel excluded on the Fourth of July,
despite a natural desire to belong.
d. He provides detailed evidence of the suffering that enslaved persons
endure under slavery, despite their rights.
Part B In what way does the strategy identified in Part A help Douglass to
effectively achieve his purpose?
a. He helps listeners understand the realities of slavery, focusing on its
brutality and evil, so that they will adopt his point of view.
b. He helps listeners consider the claims of enslaved persons to equal rights,
evaluating the strength of the claim, so that they will take action.
c. He elicits sympathy for enslaved persons from listeners, ensuring that their
reaction will lead them to take action.
d. He helps listeners see the contradiction in thinking of enslaved persons as
property, leading listeners to adopt his point of view.
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_____ 10. Which of the following is a counterclaim addressed by Douglass in his

Fourth of July speech?
a. The Fourth of July “belongs to” the free.
b. Slavery is clearly an inexcusable practice.
c. Slavery was established by religious law.
d. The Fourth of July is a holiday doomed to end.
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Name: Date:

from “What to the Slave Is the

FIRST READ: Comprehension

3. Which of the following best summarizes Douglass’s judgment of the

FIRST READ: Concept Vocabulary

4 In which of the following situations has a person most clearly conceded

CLOSE READ: Analyze the Text

CLOSE READ: Analyze Craft and Structure

_____ 10. Which of the following is a counterclaim addressed by Douglass in his

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