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Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2 — Quiz

Question 10 • Literature and Composition III

Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?" Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him. How does this quotation support the central idea of the speech?

Answer
A
It reminds the audience that Truth has strong spiritual and political ideals.
B
It reinforces the idea that Truth’s personal experiences have greatly influenced her ideas.
C
It affirms the notion that religion can’t be used as a basis for unequal treatment.
D
It supports that idea that women deserve equality by referencing religious authority.

Explanation

Truth points out that Christ came from God and a woman, emphasizing that a woman played an essential role even in the central figure of Christianity. By using this religious example, she challenges the idea that women are inferior and supports her claim that women deserve equality. Choice D best captures this use of religious authority.

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