The Gilded Age

1. The Gilded Age Review

2. During which years did the “Gilded Age” of writing take place? • 1880-1890 • 1840-1900 • 1860-1890 • 1850-1900 C. 1860-1890

3. “I am darkening with song,I am hearkening to wrong!” is an example of: • Assonance • End rhyme • Internal rhyme • Repetition C. Internal rhyme

4. Why did slave owners prefer to hear their slaves singing while working? • They would ensure the slaves were alive and working • To ensure they were unable to plan any escapes • To allow little time for ruminating over their misery • All of the above D. All of the above

5. In the excerpt from “My Bondage and My Freedom”, Douglass reveals to us that: • He realizes later in life that the spirituals he heard as a boy reflected the same sentiment of those in Ireland during the potato famine • He realizes spirituals had more than one meaning • His fight against slavery was not in vain • He did not like spirituals A. He realizes later in life that the spirituals he heard as a boy reflected the same sentiment of those in Ireland during the potato famine.

6. Which two developments were paramount in America’s growth and expansion during the 1800’s? • The railroad industry • Immigration • The farming industry • All of the above D. All of the above

7. What did “gilded” mean during this era? • Postwar • Industrial • By “gilded”, it was meant to contrast the cheap cynicism and gaudy materialism of the time with the wisdom and humane values associated with the golden age of antiquity. • Gilded was synonymous with “caged” during this time period. C. By “gilded”, it was meant to contrast the cheap cynicism and gaudy materialism of the time with the wisdom and humane values associated with the golden age of antiquity.

8. Spirituals alluded to what type of leaders? • The Apostles from the New Testament • The writers of the Beatitudes • Prominent leaders of the Old Testament such as Moses • God C. Prominent leaders of the Old Testament such as Moses

9. A spiritual used to communicate responses to brutality, cruelty, mistreatment and sometimes even death • Verse • Alerting Song • Freedom Song • Protest Song D. Protest Song

10. How did Frederick Douglass help other slaves escape slavery? • He lectured as an abolitionist and assisted with the Underground Railroad • He became an abolitionist • He learned how to read and write • All of the above D. All of the above

11. According to “Go Down Moses”, what did the Israelites and black slaves have in common? • The same God • Protest against tyranny • Hope • The Israelites and black slaves both prayed for someone to deliver them from their bondage D. The Israelites and black slaves both prayed for someone to deliver them from their bondage

12. “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is a metaphor for which of the following: • The Underground Railroad • Gulf of Mexico • Hudson River • Mississippi River A. The Underground Railroad

13. W.E.B. DuBois is the author of: • The Snake King • The Autobiography • The Song of the Smoke • The Smoke of the Song C. The Song of the Smoke

14. The setting of The Great Debaters is: • Present-day New Jersey • 1935, Texas • Boston, Massachusetts 1935 • 1935, Louisianna B. 1935, Texas

15. Parallelism is known as: A. The expression of two or more equally important ideas in matching grammatical form B. Repetition of vowel sounds C. The repetition of a phrase or word within a speech D. All of the above A. The expression of two or more equally important ideas in matching grammatical form

16. A style of spiritual encoded with double meanings and sung to express the hopes and inner desires for freedom • Protest Song • Oral Tradition • Abraham Lincoln • Freedom Song D. Freedom Song

17. “The Gettysburg Address” consists of how many sentences? • Sixteen • Twelve • Eleven • Ten D. Ten

18. Why is Abraham Lincoln’s writing remarkable? • Lincoln’s writing is remarkable because he was a gifted orator • His writing is remarkable because he was President of the United States • His writing is remarkable because he was self-taught in reading and writing • Both A and C D. Both A and C

19. Which type of law does Thoreau advocate not following? • Any law • Laws written by the federal government • Laws written by the local government • Any law that is not “just”. D. Any law that is not “just”.

20. Abraham Lincoln served one term in Congress and returned home to do what? • Practice the law more in depth than ever before • Raise a family • Further his political career • None of the above A. Practice the law more in depth than ever before

21. “Four score and seven years ago” can be translated into _______ years • Eighty • Eighty-seven • Ninety • Ninety-seven B. Eighty-seven

22. Which of the following from The Gettysburg Address is an example of antithesis? • Living, dead • Little note, long remember • Add, detract • All of the above D. All of the above

23. An example of alliteration from “The Gettysburg Address” is: • Little note, long remember • New nation • That these dead, that this nation • So conceived, so dedicated A. New nation

24. The author of Civil Disobedience is: • Henry David Thoreau • Zora Neal Hurston • Langston Hughes • Ralph Waldo Emerson A. Henry David Thoreau

25. According to Civil Disobedience, who does Thoreau believe we should be first? • Citizens • Subjects • Individuals • None of the above C. Individuals