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Which best describes the effect of the repetition of the word “I” throughout "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

It makes Douglass seem self-involved and convinced of his own importance.

It reinforces the sense of personal importance the issue has for Douglass.

It reminds readers that Douglass has a strong sense of individuality.

It establishes Douglass’s personality clearly in readers’ minds.

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Which group in nineteenth-century America would likely be the most receptive audience for "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

clergy

dock workers

enslavers

abolitionists

Which excerpt is a counterclaim in "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

What is this but the acknowledgment that the slave is a moral, intellectual, and responsible being? The manhood of the slave is conceded.

There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment.

It is admitted in the fact that Southern statute books are covered with enactments forbidding, under severe fines and penalties, the teaching of the slave to read or to write.

What, then, remains to be argued? Is it that slavery is not divine; that God did not establish it; that our doctors of divinity are mistaken?

Which line from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” supports Douglass’s claim that the Fourth of July is not a cause worthy of celebration by all?

Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were brave men. They were great men, too great enough to give frame to a great age.

Would to God, both for your sakes and ours, that an affirmative answer could be truthfully returned to these questions! Then would my task be light, and my burden easy and delightful.

Fellow-citizens, above your national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! whose chains, heavy and grievous yesterday, are, to-day, rendered more intolerable by the jubilee shouts that reach them.

But, I submit, where all is plain there is nothing to be argued. What point in the anti-slavery creed would you have me argue? On what branch of the subject do the people of this country need light?

In "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”, Douglass refers to the Declaration of Independence. Which of the following best describes the historical significance of this reference?

It is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that the unequal treatment of Black people was supported by the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

It is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that the unequal treatment of Black people was in direct opposition to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

It is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that, although the Declaration of Independence was written by worthy and admirable people, its principles were greatly misguided.

It is significant because a prominent leader was suggesting that, although the Declaration of Independence was a worthy document, it desperately needed some improvements and additions.

What was most likely the author’s immediate purpose in writing "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

to persuade readers about the unjust treatment of Black people

to inform readers about the daily lives of Black people

to describe his own experiences encountering various social issues

to discuss some social issues he considered to be of great importance

How does the speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” relate to life in the United States during Douglass’s time?

It celebrates a time-honored tradition.

It describes the daily life of many people in the United States.

It addresses the need for equality for all people.

It explains the forces behind the cause of the Civil War.

Which statement best explains why "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is an example of inductive reasoning, as a whole?

It contains one primary claim in its first paragraph and then supports that claim throughout the rest of the speech.

It offers a claim and then rebuts all arguments against that claim throughout the rest of the speech about the holiday.

It uses a specific holiday as a basis for the broader conclusion that is constructed throughout the rest of the speech.

It begins with a grandiose statement and then explains that statement in parts throughout the rest of the speech.

Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”Must I argue the wrongfulness of slavery? Is that a question for Republicans? Is it to be settled by the rules of logic and argumentation, as a matter beset with great difficulty, involving a doubtful application of the principle of justice, hard to be understood?What do the rhetorical questions in the excerpt suggest?

Douglass does not want to discuss slavery further.

Slavery is a highly divisive and complicated issue.

Douglass is uncertain about slavery’s wrongfulness.

The wrongfulness of slavery should be obvious.

Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”Are the great principles of political freedom and of natural justice, embodied in that Declaration of Independence, extended to us?How does this rhetorical question contribute to the passage’s central idea?

It encourages Black people to discuss the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

It reinforces the idea that the rights given to others are not extended to Black people.

It reveals that Douglass has an in-depth knowledge of the Declaration of Independence.

It gives the rest of the speech importance by referring to a famous historical document.

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