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WorksheetsAm Lit Unit 1
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which of the following is an element of realism?
Larger than life protagonists
Emphasis on emotions
Focus on everyday life and characters
Complex plots with extreme action
Which is NOT an element of Naturalism
Focus on a deterministic universe
Characters affected by their free will/ choices
Emphasis on the struggle of life
Convoluted, intricate story lines
In Stephen Crane's "An Episode of War" why is the soldier shot?
We are not sure
It is simply a random act
Because the universe is conspiring against him
The author is punishing his character to prove a moral point
Realism believes...
presenting events or situations in a highly positive way
represents reality by portraying mundane, everyday experiences as they are in real life
focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region
concludes that natural forces predetermine a character’s decisions
Naturalism believes...
presenting events or situations in a highly positive way
represents reality by portraying mundane, everyday experiences as they are in real life
focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region
concludes that natural forces predetermine a character’s decisions
What literary element did Ambrose Bierce highlight in his short story "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
simile
metaphor
personification
flashback
True or False: At the end of Ambrose Bierce's story, Peyton lives.
True
False
True or False: The video of Ambrose Bierce's story was identical to the story.
True
False
What is the setting of "An Episode of War," based on the use of horses?
the first World War
World War II
the Vietnam War
the Civil War
In "An Episode of War," which element shows that soldiers become friends during wartime?
how the lieutenant makes coffee
how the men treat the wounded lieutenant
how the doctors talk to the soldiers
how the hospital is set up
Which element of "An Episode of War" helps identify the historical setting of the story?
the division of men into military ranks
the fear of the lieutenant over his wound
the grief of the lieutenant's family
the use of swords as a weapon of war
Which of these statements describes why "An Episode of War" is a naturalistic story?
the events take place outdoors
the characters cannot control events
the events romanticize war
the characters act as symbols for ideas
In "An Episode of War" which historical description helps you predict what will happen to the lietutenant's arm?
the description of the camp layout
the description of the medical facilities
the description of the battle
the description of the cavalry
Which element of "An Episode of War" shows it to be an example of naturalism?
It is set in the Civil War
It shows lives controlled by outside forces
It shows people who are in charge of their own lives
It uses formal language
Why does the lieutenant stare at the wood after he has been wounded?
the enemy that shot him is in the woods
the woods make him think of home
He knows he will be safe if he can reach the woods
the hospital is located in the woods
What serves as a hospital in "An Episode of War"?
an old horse barn
a group of ambulances
an old schoolhouse
a former jailhouse
In this story, what happens before the lieutenant is reunited with his family?
He has been wounded several more times
he has deserted the army and made his way home
he has lost his wounded arm through amputation
he has refused to let the doctor treat his wounded arm
In which sentence is the meaning of the "disdainfully" suggested?
The men looked upon their wounded lieutenant with shock
a surgeon speaks scornfully about the lieutenant's wound
some men helpfully showed the lieutenant to the hospital
the lieutenant was embarrassed at his family's grief
Ambrose Bierce was born in __________ .
Ohio
Ottawa
Utah
Bierce enlisted in the
federal army
union army
confederate army
Bierce was a veteran of the
war of 1812
Revolutionary War
American Civil War
Mexican Civil War
Bierce died
before joining the army
maybe Mexico
in London
in 1900
When did this speech take place?
on the day before the Civil War began
on the occasion of President Lincoln’s second inauguration
on the occasion of President Lincoln’s first inauguration
on the day after the Civil War began
In his speech, Abraham Lincoln explains a cause of the Civil War. What was this cause?
taking the oath of the presidential office for a second time
asking God’s assistance in wringing bread from other men
conflicting desires to strengthen, perpetuate, and extend an interest in slaves
reading the same Bible and praying to the same God
The North and South shared some common interests.
What evidence from Lincoln’s speech supports this conclusion about the interests of the North and South?
Lincoln said that all dreaded civil war and all sought to avert it.
Lincoln said that slavery ended before the Civil War did.
Lincoln said everyone knew that an interest in slaves was the cause of the war.
Lincoln said that colored slaves made up one-eighth of the whole population.
What is the tone of this speech?
accusatory
reflective
defensive
celebratory
What is a main message of this speech?
Despite their differences, the North and South must work together to achieve peace.
The nation has finally moved past the Civil War and is now prospering again.
The South is solely to blame for the Civil War and should therefore be punished.
The occasion of President Lincoln’s second inauguration is a time to celebrate.
Read this sentence from the text.
"Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came."
What does the phrase “deprecated war” mean here?
looked forward to war
disliked war
prepared for war
did not understand war
Read the following quote from the speech.
"Woe unto the world because of offenses; for it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh."
To what offense does this quote refer?
The quote refers to the offense of American slavery.
The quote refers to the offense of the division of the United States in the the Union and the Confederacy.
The quote refers to the offense of warfare.
The quote refers to the offense of not believing in God.
Read this sentence from the text.
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, . . . let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, . . . to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
What might it mean to "bind up the nation’s wounds"?
"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to unite the nation after the war and to bring peace to the country again.
"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to end slavery.
"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to punish all war criminals and to support justice in America.
"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to provide first aid and medical care to those wounded in the war.
What might Lincoln have wanted the North and South to understand after listening to his speech?
Support your answer with evidence from the text.
Lincoln wanted listeners to understand that neither side wanted the war, and all sought to avert it.
Lincoln wanted listeners to understand that in order to bind up the nation’s wounds, the North and South would have to work together and recognize their similarities,by stating, "Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other."
Lincoln wanted listeners to understand that while the North and South had conflicting desires about an interest in slavery, an offense which led to the Civil War, they also shared common interests.
Lincoln wanted listeners to understand he is the President of the United Sates and that his words should be listened to.
Why does Lincoln begin the Gettysburg Address with “Four score and seven years ago” instead of 87 years ago?
No one knows
That's how people spoke in the 1800's
His mother asked him to begin his speech that way
Sounds more poetic and it grabs attention
Explain what ironic statement Lincoln unknowingly makes in this speech.
When he says no one will remember his words
When he says he expects the Union to lose
Both of the above
None of the above
Why does Lincoln use the phrase “of the people, by the people, for the people” near the end of his speech?
Allusion to the US Constitution – reminds them what they are fighting for
Allusion to the Declaration of Independence – reminds them what they are fighting for
Repitition – inspires them to continue fighting
None of the above
In Robert E. Lee’s letter to his son, what is Lee’s attitude toward the impending war?
Lee wants his son to join the war and defend the confederacy
Lee thinks war is a terrible idea and will destroy unity
Lee doesn't like the war but still believes it is neccessary
Lee hopes for the Union to join the confederacy
In his letter to his son, when did Lee say he would draw his sword?
To defend his home state of North Carolina
To defend his home state of Virginia
To defend his home state of New York
To defend his home state of California
To detract means to
take away from.
tear down.
not follow.
derail.
True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?
TRUE
FALSE
Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.
Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.
Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.
All of the above
What does the word proclamation mean?
the act of relaxing
firmness or purpose
power to capture attention
an official public announcement
