American Lit Chapter 6 Review

What group of New England writers believed that the Civil War would usher in a democratic Utopia

Frederick Douglass secretly taught himself and other slaves to read and write

The quotation "of the people, by the people, for the people" is an example of

Ambrose Bierce is regarded by many as the first writer of black humor in American literature

Which author's pivotal book did Abraham Lincoln refer to as "the one that started this great war"?

Abraham Lincoln's effectiveness as a speaker and writer was due to his skill in using

Which of the following is a refrain in "Go Down, Moses"

What did Frederick Douglass say was the "pathway from slavery to freedom"?

American slavery violated the command to love others as oneself

As a result of the Civil War, a focus on what issue eclipsed the appeal of nature?

Farquhar's unnaturally keen and alert senses foreshadow the story's ending

After a vicious beating while a slave, Frederick Douglass fought back against his abusive master and won

Frederick Douglass was never able to purchase his own freedom but remained in hiding most of his adult life

Which of the following options most accurately reflects the structure that Lincoln uses in the Gettysburg Address

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" the author uses flashback to build suspense and give needed information

What is Peyton Farquhar's occupation

Abraham Lincoln clearly lays the blame for the Civil War on the Southern states

What effect did the Civil War have on literary trends?

In "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge", all the details lead the reader to believe Farquhar had escaped except which one

In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", what is being described as a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion

During and after the Civil War, Darwinian evolution lost its hold on society and religion gained authority

Slaves created musical retellings of biblical stories to express messages about their plight

Negro spirituals are religious folk songs indigenous to America but rooted in Africa

Which of these did not serve as a function of Negro spirituals

this is an example of what literary device? "We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow, this ground"

According to Frederick Douglass, why were the slaves in the city treated better than slaves on the plantation