My Friend Douglass Test

Front

What is an inauguration?

Back

A ceremony to place a person in office.

Front

What lesson did Douglass learn from Lincoln at the inaugural ball?

Back

The President of the United States was treating him as a citizen, a peer whose opinion he loved.

Front

Was Douglass readily admitted to the White House on Inauguration day?

Back

False

Front

What literary device is illustrated when Douglass met resistance trying to enter the White House after Lincoln's speech on slavery?

Back

Irony.

Front

Why was Douglass not allowed to see Lincoln after his inauguration?

Back

He was not white.

Front

Define irony in literature.

Back

A situation where the outcome is contrary to what is expected.

Front

What is the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Back

It declared the freedom of all slaves in Confederate states.

Front

Who was Frederick Douglass?

Back

An African American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.

Front

What does it mean to treat someone as a peer?

Back

To regard someone as an equal in status or ability.

Front

What was the main cause of the Civil War according to Lincoln's speech?

Back

Slavery.