Question

question 7:
what is the best restatement of the selection’s controlling idea?
a colonel lloyd kept so many enslaved people, he was unable to recognize many of them.

b slaveholders used a variety of techniques to learn what enslaved people thought about them.

c enslaved african americans could not speak truthfully about their treatment for fear of punishment.

d understanding the horrors of slavery first - hand made frederick douglass an effective abolitionist spokesperson.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Describes Colonel Lloyd’s inability to recognize enslaved people due to quantity. This is a detail, not a controlling idea (main theme) about the broader context of slavery.
• Option B: Focuses on slaveholders’ techniques to learn enslaved people’s thoughts. However, the controlling idea of a selection about slavery is more likely centered on the enslaved experience or systemic issues, not slaveholders’ methods.
• Option C: Addresses the fear of punishment preventing enslaved people from speaking truthfully about their treatment. This reflects a core aspect of the enslaved experience under slavery (suppression of voice due to fear), aligning with a controlling idea about the conditions of slavery.
• Option D: Centers on Frederick Douglass’s role as an abolitionist, which is a specific individual’s story, not the broader controlling idea of the selection (likely about slavery’s systemic impact on enslaved people).

Answer:

C. Enslaved African Americans could not speak truthfully about their treatment for fear of punishment.