The Gilded Age Review

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

C. 1860-1890

“I am darkening with song,I am hearkening to wrong!” is an example of:A. AssonanceB. End rhymeC. Internal rhymeD. Repetition

C. Internal rhyme

Why did slave owners prefer to hear their slaves singing while working?A. They would ensure the slaves were alive and

workingB. To ensure they were unable to plan any

escapesC. To allow little time for ruminating over their

miseryD. All of the above

D. All of the above

In the excerpt from “My Bondage and My Freedom”, Douglass reveals to us that: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

B. He realizes spirituals had more than one meaning

C. His fight against slavery was not in vainD. 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.

Which two developments were paramount in America’s growth and expansion during the 1800’s?A. The railroad industryB. ImmigrationC. The farming industryD. All of the above

D. All of the above

What did “gilded” mean during this era?A. PostwarB. IndustrialC. 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.

D. 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.

Spirituals alluded to what type of leaders?A. The Apostles from the New TestamentB. The writers of the BeatitudesC. Prominent leaders of the Old Testament

such as MosesD. God

C. Prominent leaders of the Old Testament such as Moses

A spiritual used to communicate responses to brutality, cruelty, mistreatment and sometimes even deathA. VerseB. Alerting SongC. Freedom SongD. Protest Song

D. Protest Song

How did Frederick Douglass help other slaves escape slavery?A. He lectured as an abolitionist and assisted

with the Underground RailroadB. He became an abolitionistC. He learned how to read and writeD. All of the above

D. All of the above

According to “Go Down Moses”, what did the Israelites and black slaves have in common?A. The same GodB. Protest against tyrannyC. HopeD. 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

“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” is a metaphor for which of the following:A. The Underground RailroadB. Gulf of MexicoC. Hudson RiverD. Mississippi River

A. The Underground Railroad

W.E.B. DuBois is the author of:

A. The Snake KingB. The AutobiographyC. The Song of the SmokeD. The Smoke of the Song

C. The Song of the Smoke

The setting of The Great Debaters is:A. Present-day New JerseyB. 1935, TexasC. Boston, Massachusetts 1935D. 1935, Louisianna

B. 1935, Texas

Parallelism is known as:A. The expression of two or more equally

important ideas in matching grammatical form

B. Repetition of vowel soundsC. The repetition of a phrase or word within a

speechD. All of the above

A. The expression of two or more equally important ideas in matching grammatical form

A style of spiritual encoded with double meanings and sung to express the hopes and inner desires for freedomA. Protest SongB. Oral TraditionC. Abraham LincolnD. Freedom Song

D. Freedom Song

“The Gettysburg Address” consists of how many sentences?

A. SixteenB. TwelveC. ElevenD. Ten

D. Ten

Why is Abraham Lincoln’s writing remarkable?A. Lincoln’s writing is remarkable because he

was a gifted oratorB. His writing is remarkable because he was

President of the United StatesC. His writing is remarkable because he was

self-taught in reading and writingD. Both A and C

D. Both A and C

Which type of law does Thoreau advocate not following?A. Any law B. Laws written by the federal governmentC. Laws written by the local governmentD. Any law that is not “just”.

D. Any law that is not “just”.

Abraham Lincoln served one term in Congress and returned home to do what?A. Practice the law more in depth than ever

beforeB. Raise a familyC. Further his political careerD. None of the above

A. Practice the law more in depth than ever before

“Four score and seven years ago” can be translated into _______ yearsA. EightyB. Eighty-sevenC. NinetyD. Ninety-seven

B. Eighty-seven

Which of the following from The Gettysburg Address is an example of antithesis?

A. Living, deadB. Little note, long rememberC. Add, detractD. All of the above

D. All of the above

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

A. New nation

The author of Civil Disobedience is:A. Henry David ThoreauB. Zora Neal HurstonC. Langston HughesD. Ralph Waldo Emerson

A. Henry David Thoreau

According to Civil Disobedience, who does Thoreau believe we should be first?A. CitizensB. SubjectsC. IndividualsD. None of the above

C. Individuals