WorksheetsRomanticism & Civil War Literature
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 54mins
The Romantic writers were a part of what Age?
Age of Reason
Age of Reform
Age of Evolution
Age of Science
The Romantics valued all of the following except:
imagination
Nature
Individualism
Romance
The Romantics viewed both man and nature as (a) . (1 word)
Transcendentalists sought to rise above society and find truth for themselves in (a) . (1 word)
Which of the following is not an element found within Gothic Literature?
insanity
supernatural happenings
death
valiant hero
The Romantics valued the heart over their head.
True
False
The Gothic writers disagreed with EVERYTHING the Romantics valued.
True
False
"Self Reliance" was written by whom?
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allan Poe
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In "Self Reliance" it states that "Whoso would be a man must be..."
a law abiding citizen
a lone voice crying out in the woods
a captain, master of his own fate
a non-conformist
The author of "Self Reliance" states that truth can only be found...
in yourself
in the church
in the past
in books
Who wrote "The Black Cat"?
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allan Poe
Herman Melville
In "The Black Cat," what was the cause of the protagonist's personality change?
his wife died
he lost his job
guilt from murdering an old man
heavy drinking
What does the protagonist in "The Black Cat" believe about his house fire?
It was revenge for killing Pluto
It was a blessing in disguise
It was caused by his wife
It was set by the raven
How do the police find the wife in "The Black Cat"?
The protagonist shows them
the cat calls from behind the wall
the blood is seeping through the brickwork
they don't find her
Where is the speaker of "The Black Cat" when he writes his story?
At his house with the bloody axe.
In hell (dead).
Sitting in the woods.
In jail awaiting execution.
"Civil Disobedience" was written by whom?
Henry David Thoreau
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edgar Allan Poe
Walt Whitman
The author of "Civil Disobedience" asserts that "Government is best which governs (a) ."
Why was the author of "Civil Disobedience" in jail?
He killed his wife
he refused to pay the poll tax
he protested against slavery
he stole from the rich to give to the poor
What does the term Civil Disobedience mean?
Who used "Civil Disobedience" as a foundation in their work toward social reform? (select more than one)
Gandhi
Winston Churchill
Nelson Mendela
Martin Luther King Jr.
Joan of Arc
Who is considered to be the father of the mystery/crime story?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
Who is considered to be the father of Free Verse?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Edgar Allan Poe
Walt Whitman
Emily Dickinson
Who is considered to be the father of Nature Writing?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
Edgar Allan Poe
Emily Dickinson
The line "While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping" includes which two literary devices?
allusion
internal rhyme
alliteration
slant rhyme
personification
Who wrote "I Hear America Singing"?
(a)
Who wrote "The Gettysburg Address"?
(a)
Who wrote "Because I could not stop for death"?
(a)
Who wrote the slave narrative that included "My Bondage and My Freedom"?
(a)
Why did Mrs. Auld stop teaching her slave boy how to read?
she was arrested for teaching him to read
her husband stopped her
she realized that knowledge would just make him unhappy
she felt betrayed
One abolitionist argument presented in "My Bondage" is that:
Slavery actually harms the economy
Slavery is unnatural and harms both parties
Unless they are released, slaves will revolt and kill all whites
Jesus preaches against slavery
What does the author of "My Bondage and My Freedom" suggest is the catalyst to freedom?
education
fear
love
hate
truth
What does the sound of the bugles and drums do (according to Whitman)?
warn the children about the battle
bring chaos & disruption to the citizens
announce victory and peace
celebrate the greatness of America
"Beat, Beat Drums" is what type of poem?
Sonnet
Slant Rhyme
Free Verse
Question/Answer
In "Because I could not stop for Death," where does the speaker end her carriage ride with death?
Her grave
Heaven
Her husband's death bed
unknown
In "I Hear America Singing" every day Americans are...
singing the same song
listening to the same song
singing their own songs
listening to the song of nature
What does Walt Whitman hope to achieve with his poetry?
"We passed the (a) / or rather he passed us" - besides Death, what else was personified in "Because I could not stop for death"? (1 word)
In "I heard a fly buzz," who is the king that the speaker is waiting for? (1 word)
(a)
In "I heard a fly buzz," what is the significance of the fly?
The fly is a symbol of hope and peace
The fly is a symbol of fear and anguish
The fly is a symbol of death and decay
The fly is a symbol of time and passing
In the "Gettysburg Address," what happened "Four Score & Seven Years Ago?"
Winning of the Revolutionary War
The signing of the Constitution
The first settlement of Jamestown
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
In the "Gettysburg Address," Lincoln states that America was founded upon what ideals?
slavery and disinfranchisement
freedom and equality
faith and hope
individualism and optimism
In the poem "O Me, O Life" the poet acknowledges that the world is filled with..."
struggle, emptiness, and uselessness
optimism, goodness, and creativity
death, decay, and evil
miracles, faith, and providence
In "O Me, O Life" what is the answer to his question?
Jesus loves you
you are here, contribute to the world
seek truth in nature
love your neighbor
In "Success is Counted Sweetest," what image does the poet use to illustrate her point?
a bird in a storm
a fly in the light
a soldier dying on the battlefield
climbing a mountain
Slave narratives are written to reveal the (a) of slavery and the intelligence of African Americans. (1 word)
Pick one of the readings from these units and explain how it remains relevant to readers in 2020.
(min. 5 sentences - be specific)
In "Self Reliance" it states that we ought to "trust (a) ." (1 word)
What type of rhyme looks like it should rhyme but is pronounced differently?
(a)
Emily Dickinson wrote Free Verse poetry.
True
False
Frederick Douglass believed that _____ makes a man unfit to be a slave.
faith
letchery
hate
education
