Question

title of frederick douglass, an
ck douglass
2
lloyd wore the
ll the mechanical
performed here. the
cksmithing,
, and grain - grinding.
on the home
a business - like aspect
. the number of
dvantage over the
y the slaves the great
esteemed higher; by
that of being selected
they would sing, as a chorus,
to words which to many would
seem unmeaning jargon, but
which, nevertheless, were full
of meaning to themselves.\
a they would sing
songs that no one
could understand,
not even
themselves.
b they would sing
words that no
outsider could
understand, but
that had clear
meaning to
themselves.
c they would sing in
secret codes.
d they would sing
meaningless
words, and
everyone made up
their own
interpretation for
those words.

Explanation:

The text states that the words "to many would seem unmeaning jargon" (meaning outsiders couldn't understand) but "were full of meaning to themselves" (they understood the meaning). Option B matches this description. Option A is incorrect as they themselves understood. Option C's "secret codes" is not mentioned. Option D's "everyone made up their own interpretation" is not in line with the text which says the words had meaning to themselves (implied shared meaning among them, not individual - made - up interpretations).

Answer:

B. They would sing words that no outsider could understand, but that had clear meaning to themselves.