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Directions: Use the text above to answer the following questions. For questions #1-3, highlight the correct answer choice. Type your answer to question #4 in the text box.

1. Part A

Based on this test, what did Douglass believe about the Fourth of July?A He thought that the date should be moved to the day on which the Civil War was aboutto begin.B He believed that on that day slaves should have the same rights and privileges as all otherAmericans.C He thought that all countries of the world should celebrate with the United States on itsbirthday.D He believed that Americans should be ashamed to celebrate it as long as slavery exists.

Part BWhich sentence from the speech BEST supports the correct answer to Part A?A “Would you have me argue that man is entitled to liberty?”B “I have better employment for my time and strength than such arguments would imply.”C “To him your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity.”D “Go search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse.”

2. This speech was written to persuadeA enslaved African AmericansB free American citizensC elected government officialsD monarchs of the Old World

3. What are two results that Douglass hope to accomplish in “The Hypocrisy of AmericanSlavery”?A to convince his audience that it is wrong to celebrate independence while denying freedom to slavesB give his audience information about the terrible practices of South American and Old World nationsC to provoke his listeners by accusing them of immorality and their nation of inhumane crimesD to reflect on the historical significance of the United States declaring its independence and its principles of equalityE to accuse the entire country of acting differently than they claim to believe

4. Describe how you determined the author’s purpose for “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery.” Cite at least two pieces of textual evidence that led to this inference.