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What was the message given in the Gettysburg Address?
A. We do not make the battlefield holy, the soldiers do.
B. Convincing slaves to leave their owners.
C. All people are equal. |
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| A. We do not make the battlefield holy, the soldiers do. |
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Which is NOT a characteristic of realism?
A. Complex characters.
B. No emotion from the narrator.
C. Connect to nature. |
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The Civil War not only changed American society, it also changed...
A. Literary Culture
B. Government.
C. Everyday life of Americans.
D. All of the above. |
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What style of writing was born as a reaction to Romanticism?
A. Transcendentalism
B. Realism
C. Naturalism
D. Modernism |
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What type of writing uses detached narration?
A. Realism
B. Modernism
C. Naturalism
D. Romanticism |
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What is one characteristic of realism?
A. Super heroes and villains
B. Supernatural setting
C. Complex characters
D. A connection with nature |
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| In "I Hear America Singing", Walt Whitman thinks politicians are hard workers. True or False |
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A descriptive narrative, but left for you to feel the emotion of is _______.
A. Complex characters
B. Detached narration
C. Ordinary events |
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What were the years of the transitional movement from Romanticism to Realism?
A. 1800-1855
B. 1870-1910
C. 1855-1870 |
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True or False
Realism was the main writing style of the civil war. |
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Abraham Lincoln's goal was to...
A. Free the slaves
B. Bring the Union together
C. Take the slaves from the South
D. Get a chocolate pie |
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| B. Bring the Union together. |
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True or False
Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson had similar personalities. |
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| Who was the author of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?" |
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True or False
Realism in literature refers to writing that offers an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life. |
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| In free verse poetry do all of the lines rhyme? |
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| In the poem "I Hear America Singing", Walt Whitman celebrates what type of workers? |
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| ___________ uses a formal, elegant style that demonstrates his masterful command of language in his autobiography. |
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True or False
Realists wanted to glorify actual life. |
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True or False
After the Civil War, most American writers depicted war romantically, focusing on the glory of a battle, the justness of a cause or the heroism of a leader. |
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True or False
A lasting legacy of the Civil War period has been the rise of African American influence which had its beginning in the writings of Frederick Douglass, and the abolitionist teachings of Sojourner Truth. |
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| The literary term for Martin Luther King's reference in the "I Have a Dream Speech" of five score years is ________. |
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Which of the following lines from Beat! Beat! Drums! is the best example of alliteration?
A. So fierce you whirr and pound you drums--so shrill you bugles blow.
B. Beat! Beat! Drums!-- blow! bugles! blow!
C. Make no parley--stop for no expostulation, |
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| B. Beat! Beat! Drums!-- blow! bugles! blow! |
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True or False
The Industrial Revolution created societal change that helped Realism become and important literary movement. |
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In “A Noiseless Patient Spider,” the speaker is similar to the spider because he or she
A. stands on a promontory
B. wants to spin a web
C. is looking for a connection
D. is launching filament |
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| C. is looking for a connection |
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One common element in these poems is the poet’s attention to the details of
A. democracy
B. everyday life
C. civil war
D. young people |
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In Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I could not stop for death", she expresses a ______ tone.
A. Excited
B. Calm
C. Fearful
D. Angry |
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According to “Much Madness is divinest
Sense—” people would be “handled with a Chain” for
A. seeing things clearly
B. being part of a majority
C. thinking for themselves
D. being a danger to themselves |
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| C. thinking for themselves |
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What do the defeated learn in “Success is counted sweetest”?
A. the impossibility of success
B. a deep feeling of agony
C. the meaning of victory
D. the importance of struggle |
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| C. the meaning of victory |
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| What is the turning point in Douglass’ life as a slave? |
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| When he rises up against Covey. |
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Which the words or phrases that best describe Douglass’s style.
a. humorous tone
b. facts
c. poetic language
d. serious tone
e. many long sentences
f. a lot of dialogue |
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b.facts
c.poetic language
d.serious tone
e.a lot of dialogue |
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Douglass carried the root that Sandy gave him to
A.remember Sandy and his wife
B.eat on his journey home
C.protect himself from Mr. Covey
D.feed to the oxen at the plantation |
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| C.protect himself from Mr. Covey |
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True or False
Lincoln led the fight to abolish slavery. |
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True or False
The Civil War was fought to free the slaves |
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True or False
The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the United States |
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The power of the Gettysburg Address comes from its emotional appeal while the power of the Emancipation Proclamation comes from its
A. complex sentences
B. authoritative tone
C. predictable patterns
D. moving message |
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In “Letter to His Son” Robert E. Lee expresses the hope that
A. he will be a general
B. war will not happen
C. Virginia will not secede
D. his son will join him |
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One similarity between Lee’s and Ballou’s letters is their strong
A. love for their wives
B. belief in their ideas
C. affection for the North
D. insistence on fighting |
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Which detail helps explain Chesnut’s gloomy outlook?
A. The President is in the West.
B. The South is losing the war.
C. Dr. Palmer supports freedom.
D. Her house is always crowded |
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| B. The South is losing the war. |
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In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" what do the soldiers do after shooting at Farquhar with rifles?
A. shoot at him with canon
B. swim after him in the river
C. follow him on the road
D. meet him at his house |
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| A. shoot at him with canon |
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Mrs. Farquhar happily serves the soldier a drink of water because she
A. believes that he must be from the South
B. hopes he will give news from the front
C. appreciates his respectful bow to her husband
D. hopes he will help Farquhar burn the bridge |
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| A. believes that he must be from the South |
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You can assume from details in section II that Farquhar is being hanged in section I for
A. supporting the South’s secessionist cause
B.spying for the Confederate Army
C.attempting to capture the Federal scout
D.trying to burn Owl Creek Bridge |
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| D.trying to burn Owl Creek Bridge |
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