What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
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15 questions
Note from the author:
This assignment is best completed as a whole class. It isn't made for students to work on it independently.
Read the essay together with the rest of the class and answer the questions as we read.
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Define the bolded word. (obdurate)
Define the bolded word. (obdurate)
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Define the bolded word. (stolid)
Define the bolded word. (stolid)
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Define the bolded word. (disparity)
Define the bolded word. (disparity)
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How does Douglass's opening reference to the Declaration of Independence reinforce his message?
How does Douglass's opening reference to the Declaration of Independence reinforce his message?
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Define the bolded word. (denounce)
Define the bolded word. (denounce)
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Define the bolded word. (equivocate)
Define the bolded word. (equivocate)
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Define the bolded word. (conceded)
Define the bolded word. (conceded)
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Which of the following is NOT a reason that the government already acknowledges that slaves are human?
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the government already acknowledges that slaves are human?
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PART A In paragraph 5, what does Douglass acknowledge as a counterargument to his position?
PART A
In paragraph 5, what does Douglass acknowledge as a counterargument to his position?
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PART BWhat evidence and ideas does Douglass offer to refute the counterargument from question 8?
PART B
What evidence and ideas does Douglass offer to refute the counterargument from question 8?
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Which of the following does Douglass NOT say regarding slavery?
Which of the following does Douglass NOT say regarding slavery?
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Which statement most clearly supports the idea that Douglass’s purpose is not to educate people about the evils of slavery but to spur action to stop it?
Which statement most clearly supports the idea that Douglass’s purpose is not to educate people about the evils of slavery but to spur action to stop it?
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When Douglass mentions “the forces in operation” in Paragraph 12, he is most likely referring to
When Douglass mentions “the forces in operation” in Paragraph 12, he is most likely referring to
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What main thesis, or claim, shapes Douglass's speech?
What main thesis, or claim, shapes Douglass's speech?
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What to the slave is the Fourth of July, according to the text?—what answer does Douglass provide?
What to the slave is the Fourth of July, according to the text?—what answer does Douglass provide?