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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Second Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how many issues of his newspaper did William Lloyd Garrison publish?
(a) 15,000 issues.
(b) 1,800 issues.
(c) 100 issues.
(d) 500 issues.

2. Garrison refers to Douglas as a man with what, in his Preface (x)?
(a) "Little hope."
(b) "A body ravaged by time."
(c) "Commanding stature."
(d) "High regard."

3. When was the opening Preface written?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1849.

4. For how many years did Garrison publish his newspaper?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 35 years.
(d) 25 years.

5. How does Garrison describe Douglass's nature in the Preface?
(a) Condescending.
(b) Disrespectful.
(c) Humble.
(d) Self-centered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the white sails of the ships mentioned in the second Preface symbolize?

2. What later happened to the person whose offices and printing presses were destroyed?

3. What did Wendell Phillips do for a living?

4. How many years was Daniel O'Connell a slave in Africa?

5. What body of water does Phillips say Douglass has seen the ships sailing on in the second Preface?

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