Question

I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.
From the context of the sentence, what can the reader conclude about the relationship of the words accurate and authentic?

A. Both emphasize Douglass's desire for freedom.

B. Both describe information that cannot be proved.

C. Both are consistent with a fictictious narrative.

D. Both are associated with birth records of slaves.

Answer 1

Your answer would be B. He's talking about not being able to prove his age because he hasn't never seen a real record of his birth or anything else that would give him an idea of how old he is, so no real way to actually prove it.

Answer 2

Answer:

B. Both describe information that cannot be proved.

Explanation:

Frederick Douglass was a former slave who became a staunch supporter of the abolition of slavery and the freedom of the blacks in America. His memoir "Narratives of The Life of Frederick Douglass" provides a detailed depiction of his childhood life and the events leading to his freedom.

Douglass's use of the words "authentic" and "accurate" shows that he is unaware of the truth about his own existence, for there are no ways for him to prove them. Asserting that he has no "accurate knowledge" of his own age, he is unsure of how to even say how old he is. Then, if that wasn't enough, he again asserts that he has never "seen any accurate record" that contains even a tiny bit of detail about his age or birth. These two words gave the impression that Douglass may have wanted to know his real age and his birth or life, but the unavailability of any record makes it otherwise hard. the use of both words gave a description of how there are no information to prove his age or his birth.