Final AL Review

Who is the author of "Leaves of Grass" and "Song of Myself"?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Walt Whitman

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

According to Whitman, what makes The United States special?

• Equality for all

• Different cultures/heritages

• Both A and B

In "Song of Myself", what does the speaker mean when he says “I celebrate myself, and sing myself…”?

• He wants to show the importance of others

• He is celebrating because he is unique and his own person

• He is singing to others

In section 17, what does the speaker say about the air we breathe and the grass we walk on?

• They are a part of nature

• They can be found anywhere

• They both belong to everyone

What might grass symbolize in "Song of Myself"?

• Eternity

• Life

• Art

• Memories

According to Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address,” this was the issue that occupied people’s thoughts and attention at the time of his first Inaugural Address.

• slavery

• the civil war

• the vice president

• the speech

In the “Second Inaugural Address,” the “peculiar and powerful interest” that Lincoln says was “somehow the cause of the war” was

• soldiers and their uniforms

• slavery and those who owned slaves

• horses and carriages

• mothers and children

In “Second Inaugural Address,” Lincoln says he wants

• another chance to give his speech

• a continued civil war

• an end to slavery everywhere in the country and lasting peace

• a new hat and beard

Even though Lincoln sided with the Union, his attitude toward the Confederacy is that he

• does not wish them any harm for their choices.

• wishes them any harm for their choices.

• does not really care about their choices.

Overall, Lincoln’s view of the Civil War is that he hopes the final result will eventually

• be up to someone else.

• be to start the whole thing over.

• tear the country apart.

• be peace and healing.