Why does Truth bring up not being helped into carriages or over mud puddles?

To show how she's not being treated like other women are

What allusions does Truth make?

Birth of Christ & Adam/Eve eating the fruit

What does Douglass mean when he says that he and Mrs. Auld were both victims of the same evil?

Slavery had taken away his rights and also her humanity

How does Douglass show that education stops slavery?

He talks about the book that taught him about his oppression

How do Negro spirituals incorporate the Bible?

Singing about Bible stories and characters

Why does Truth repeat, "And ain't I a woman?" over and over?

She's saying how she doesn't get treated like other women

Why does Truth make Biblical allusions?

To show that women are important, so they should have rights

How does Truth combine antislavery and women's rights?

She says black and white women should have the same rights

What does Douglass mean when he says that education and slavery are not compatible?

Slaves can't be educated in case they learn to end slavery

Infer about Mrs. Auld & Douglass's relationship, since he didn't want rebellion to hurt her:

He was fond of her and knew she would do the same thing

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1
Slaves sang spirituals for all of these reasons except:
To communicate things they weren't allowed to talk about
To keep their hopes up while working
To pass down traditions without having to read/write
To earn money to get set free
2
Which Bible character is sung about because he lead the Isrealites from slavery in Egypt?
Silas
Paul
Moses
Peter
3
Why does Truth bring up not being helped into carriages or over mud puddles?
She doesn't bring it up
To show how delicate she is
To show that women should stop taking men's help
To show how she's not being treated like other women are
4
What allusions does Truth make?
Elijah going up to Heaven & Birth of Christ
Moses leading the Israelites & Elijah going up to Heaven
Birth of Christ & Adam/Eve eating the fruit
Adam/Eve eating the fruit & Elijah going up to Heaven
5
What does Douglass mean when he says that he and Mrs. Auld were both victims of the same evil?
Some of the other slaves had been mistreating both of them
She was also a slave at one point in the past
They were both victims of Mr. Auld
Slavery had taken away his rights and also her humanity
6
How does Douglass show that education stops slavery?
He talks about trading biscuits to learn to read
He talks about the book that taught him about his oppression
He talks about his work as an abolitionist
He talks about going to school
7
How does Mrs. Auld treat Douglass at the beginning of his narrative?
She studies him like a science project
She mostly ignores him
She treats him like her son
She is cruel and hateful
8
How do Negro spirituals incorporate the Bible?
Singing the Psalms
They didn't
Singing about Bible stories and characters
Singing the Song of Solomon
9
Why does Truth repeat, "And ain't I a woman?" over and over?
She's telling women to be like her & that she's still dainty
She has forgotten and is really wondering if she's a woman
She thinks people have forgotten she's a woman
She's saying how she doesn't get treated like other women
10
Which two Bible characters did slaves sing about because they were set free from jail?
Paul & Silas
Peter & Paul
Peter & Silas
Silas & Moses
11
Why does Truth make Biblical allusions?
To prove she reads the Bible
To show that women are important, so they should have rights
To tell people they need to go to church more
She doesn't make Biblical allusions
12
How does Truth combine antislavery and women's rights?
She doesn't, her speech is all about antislavery
She doesn't, her speech is all about women's rights
She says black and white women should have the same rights
She talks about the way slave owners treat their slaves
13
Negro spirituals incorporated the Bible for all of these reasons except:
Religion gave them hope
To prove they knew the Bible
Some Bible stories are about God letting people out of jail
Some Bible stories are about slaves being set free
14
Why does Mrs. Auld stop teaching Douglass to read?
He knows as much as she does
She doesn't, really, she keeps teaching him in secret
Her husband makes her
She decides it's boring to teach him
15
Which character in Negro spirituals gives hope by being very imperfect but still used by God?
Peter
Silas
Moses
Paul
16
What does Douglass mean when he says that education and slavery are not compatible?
Slaves can't be educated because they always have to work
Slaves aren't allowed to go to school to be educated
Slaves don't need to be educated
Slaves can't be educated in case they learn to end slavery
17
Infer about Mrs. Auld & Douglass's relationship, since he didn't want rebellion to hurt her:
He was fond of her and knew she would do the same thing
He felt like she wouldn't understand
He hated her and couldn't wait to leave
He was afraid of her and how far she would go to stop him
18
What phrase does Sojourner Truth repeat over and over throughout her speech?
And ain't I a woman?
My mother says...
Where did your Christ come from?
You better listen!

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