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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?

A
It encourages Black people to discuss the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence.
B
It reinforces the idea that the rights given to others are not extended to Black people.
C
It reveals that Douglass has an in-depth knowledge of the Declaration of Independence.
D
It gives the rest of the speech importance by referring to a famous historical document.
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Which statement best explains why "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" is an example of inductive reasoning, as a whole?

A
It contains one primary claim in its first paragraph and then supports that claim throughout the rest of the speech.
B
It offers a claim and then rebuts all arguments against that claim throughout the rest of the speech about the holiday.
C
It uses a specific holiday as a basis for the broader conclusion that is constructed throughout the rest of the speech.
D
It begins with a grandiose statement and then explains that statement in parts throughout the rest of the speech.
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Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciation of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all your religious parade and solemnity, are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy — a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages.What is the effect of the repetition of “your”?

A
It reminds the reader of the speaker’s identity.
B
It reinforces the speaker’s feeling of separation.
C
It suggests a dialogue between speaker and audience.
D
It indicates that the speaker is addressing a large crowd.
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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?

A
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.
B
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.
C
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.
D
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.
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Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”Is it not astonishing that, while we are ploughing, planting, and reaping, using all kinds of mechanical tools, erecting houses, constructing bridges, building ships, working in metals of brass, iron, copper, silver and gold; that, while we are reading, writing and ciphering, acting as clerks, merchants and secretaries, having among us lawyers, doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of enterprises common to other men, digging gold in California, capturing the whale in the Pacific, feeding sheep and cattle on the hill-side, living, moving, acting, thinking, planning, living in families as husbands, wives and children, and, above all, confessing and worshipping the Christian’s God, and looking hopefully for life and immortality beyond the grave, we are called upon to prove that we are men!Based on the excerpt above, what was most likely true about this time in the nation’s history?

A
Whaling was the most profitable industry for Black people.
B
Ships were the primary means of transporting goods for Black people.
C
Black people were performing the same duties as others without the same rights.
D
More industries were created by Black people during this period than any other time in our nation’s history.
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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?”

A
clergy
B
dock workers
C
enslavers
D
abolitionists
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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?”

A
It makes Douglass seem self-involved and convinced of his own importance.
B
It reinforces the sense of personal importance the issue has for Douglass.
C
It reminds readers that Douglass has a strong sense of individuality.
D
It establishes Douglass’s personality clearly in readers’ minds.
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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?

A
Douglass does not want to discuss slavery further.
B
Slavery is a highly divisive and complicated issue.
C
Douglass is uncertain about slavery’s wrongfulness.
D
The wrongfulness of slavery should be obvious.

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