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Am Lit Unit 1

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 42mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an element of realism?

a)

Larger than life protagonists

b)

Emphasis on emotions

c)

Focus on everyday life and characters

d)

Complex plots with extreme action

2.

Which is NOT an element of Naturalism

a)

Focus on a deterministic universe

b)

Characters affected by their free will/ choices

c)

Emphasis on the struggle of life

d)

Convoluted, intricate story lines

3.

In Stephen Crane's "An Episode of War" why is the soldier shot?

a)

We are not sure

b)

It is simply a random act

c)

Because the universe is conspiring against him

d)

The author is punishing his character to prove a moral point

4.

Realism believes...

a)

presenting events or situations in a highly positive way

b)

represents reality by portraying mundane, everyday experiences as they are in real life

c)

focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region

d)

concludes that natural forces predetermine a character’s decisions

5.

Naturalism believes...

a)

presenting events or situations in a highly positive way

b)

represents reality by portraying mundane, everyday experiences as they are in real life

c)

focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region

d)

concludes that natural forces predetermine a character’s decisions

6.

What literary element did Ambrose Bierce highlight in his short story "The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

flashback

7.

True or False: At the end of Ambrose Bierce's story, Peyton lives.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: The video of Ambrose Bierce's story was identical to the story.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What is the setting of "An Episode of War," based on the use of horses?

a)

the first World War

b)

World War II

c)

the Vietnam War

d)

the Civil War

10.

In "An Episode of War," which element shows that soldiers become friends during wartime?

a)

how the lieutenant makes coffee

b)

how the men treat the wounded lieutenant

c)

how the doctors talk to the soldiers

d)

how the hospital is set up

11.

Which element of "An Episode of War" helps identify the historical setting of the story?

a)

the division of men into military ranks

b)

the fear of the lieutenant over his wound

c)

the grief of the lieutenant's family

d)

the use of swords as a weapon of war

12.

Which of these statements describes why "An Episode of War" is a naturalistic story?

a)

the events take place outdoors

b)

the characters cannot control events

c)

the events romanticize war

d)

the characters act as symbols for ideas

13.

In "An Episode of War" which historical description helps you predict what will happen to the lietutenant's arm?

a)

the description of the camp layout

b)

the description of the medical facilities

c)

the description of the battle

d)

the description of the cavalry

14.

Which element of "An Episode of War" shows it to be an example of naturalism?

a)

It is set in the Civil War

b)

It shows lives controlled by outside forces

c)

It shows people who are in charge of their own lives

d)

It uses formal language

15.

Why does the lieutenant stare at the wood after he has been wounded?

a)

the enemy that shot him is in the woods

b)

the woods make him think of home

c)

He knows he will be safe if he can reach the woods

d)

the hospital is located in the woods

16.

What serves as a hospital in "An Episode of War"?

a)

an old horse barn

b)

a group of ambulances

c)

an old schoolhouse

d)

a former jailhouse

17.

In this story, what happens before the lieutenant is reunited with his family?

a)

He has been wounded several more times

b)

he has deserted the army and made his way home

c)

he has lost his wounded arm through amputation

d)

he has refused to let the doctor treat his wounded arm

18.

In which sentence is the meaning of the "disdainfully" suggested?

a)

The men looked upon their wounded lieutenant with shock

b)

a surgeon speaks scornfully about the lieutenant's wound

c)

some men helpfully showed the lieutenant to the hospital

d)

the lieutenant was embarrassed at his family's grief

19.
What activity opens the story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"?
a)
A southern spy is put on trial.
b)
A man is going to be hanged.
c)
Union soldiers are fixing a bridge.
d)
Troops are laying railroad tracks.
20.
In "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", why does Farquhar hear his watch ticking as he dies?
a)
He hopes his watch will still start to work.
b)
He wants to know his time of death.
c)
His senses are strong before his death.
d)
Everything else around him is quiet.
21.
In "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Farquhar is a gentleman. Why might he be hanged?
a)
for being from the Confederacy
b)
for spying on Union activities
c)
for planning against the enemy
d)
for refusing to feed Union soldiers
22.
Which of these passages is written from an omniscient point of view?
a)
If I could free my hands," he thought...
b)
The man who was being hanged was about thirty-five...
c)
The thought of his wife and children urged him on...
d)
To be hanged or drowned is not so bad, but I can't be shot
23.
In the story, which event occurs last?
a)
Farquhar imagines reuniting with his wife.
b)
Farquhar is approached by a Federal scout.
c)
Farquhar's board is released and he falls.
d)
Farquhar dies of hanging.
24.
Which happens last in "real time sequence" of events?
a)
Farquhar falls through the bridge.
b)
Farquhar's neck snaps and he dies.
c)
Farquhar imagines greeting his wife.
d)
Farquhar imagines dodging bullets.
25.
Which message is Bierce trying to convey in the story?
a)
People get themselves in trouble taking foolish risks.
b)
Whatever can go wrong probably will.
c)
Soldiers must follow orders regardless of personal feelings.
d)
War makes men cruel and indifferent to personal life.
26.
What is the main function of the flashback in the story?
a)
to describe the effects of war on men and women
b)
to show insight into treacherous  behavior of Union soldiers
c)
to generate sympathy for the Southern cause
d)
to explain why Farquhar is being hanged
27.
Which of these contributes most to the suspense in the story?
a)
vivid descriptions of the physical setting
b)
the unexpected sequence of the events
c)
emotionless procedures described for the hanging
d)
the sympathetic depiction of Farquhar's personality
28.
Why is the narrator surprised to find Farquhar ready to be hanged?
a)
Farquhar looks kindly and is a gentleman.
b)
Hanging has been outlawed in Alabama.
c)
Farquhar is already dead.
d)
Only gentlemen are hanged in Alabama.
29.
Which event happens first in the true sequence of events?
a)
Farquhar stands on the bridge with his neck "in the hemp."
b)
Farquhar's wife brings the soldier water.
c)
The rope breaks, causing Farquhar to fall in the water.
d)
Farquhar runs to greet his wife with open arms.
30.
What was the occupation of Peyton? 
a)
Confederate Officer
b)
Plantation Owner
c)
Union Rebel
d)
Fugitive Slave
31.
Which of these was not a challenge to Peyton Farquhar during his escape?
a)
Drowning
b)
Gunfire
c)
Fatigue
d)
Stabbing
32.

Ambrose Bierce was born in __________ .

a)

Ohio

b)

Ottawa

c)

Utah

33.

Bierce enlisted in the

a)

federal army

b)

union army

c)

confederate army

34.

Bierce was a veteran of the

a)

war of 1812

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

American Civil War

d)

Mexican Civil War

35.

Bierce died

a)

before joining the army

b)

maybe Mexico

c)

in London

d)

in 1900

36.
What was Lincoln’s primary purpose for delivering the Gettysburg Address? 
a)
to commemorate a great Union victory
b)
to dedicate a cemetery
c)
to launch his reelection campaign
d)
to consecrate the ground
37.
According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg ______.
a)
to hallow the ground
b)
that the nation might live
c)
to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania
d)
so that slavery would be abolished
38.
What is the “unfinished work” to which Lincoln refers in line 16? 
a)
consecrating a cemetery
b)
abolishing slavery
c)
not dying in vain
d)
preservation of the nation
39.
When Lincoln says, in lines 20–21, “we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain,” he is encouraging his listeners to ____.
a)
seek revenge on those who killed the brave, proud soldiers. 
b)
finish the work of freeing all people who are held in bondage. 
c)
strengthen their support for the rebuilding of the nation  
d)
dedicate a portion of the field as a final resting place. 
40.
Lincoln believes that victory in the war will result in _____.
a)
a full measure of devotion
b)
a new birth of freedom
c)
an altogether fitting and proper memorial. 
d)
a belief that all men are created equal.
41.
Lincoln ends by stating his commitment “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” What ideal is he expressing?
a)
democracy
b)
justice
c)
liberty
d)
equality
42.
What does perish mean? 
a)
continue
b)
liberate
c)
spoil
d)
die
43.
What does resolve mean?
a)
set aside as holy
b)
rotate or substitute
c)
decide
d)
change one's mind
44.
What does Lincoln mean when he says, “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here” (lines 13–15)? 
a)
Actions are more important than words. 
b)
It is more important to talk about beliefs than to take action about those beliefs. 
c)
The consequences of commemoration will last far longer than the consequences of their heroism.
d)
The soldiers dedication to the Union should be honored with our words and the commemoration of the cemetery.
45.

When did this speech take place?

a)

on the day before the Civil War began

b)

on the occasion of President Lincoln’s second inauguration

c)

on the occasion of President Lincoln’s first inauguration

d)

on the day after the Civil War began

46.

In his speech, Abraham Lincoln explains a cause of the Civil War. What was this cause?

a)

taking the oath of the presidential office for a second time

b)

asking God’s assistance in wringing bread from other men

c)

conflicting desires to strengthen, perpetuate, and extend an interest in slaves

d)

reading the same Bible and praying to the same God

47.

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?

a)

Lincoln said that all dreaded civil war and all sought to avert it.

b)

Lincoln said that slavery ended before the Civil War did.

c)

Lincoln said everyone knew that an interest in slaves was the cause of the war.

d)

Lincoln said that colored slaves made up one-eighth of the whole population.

48.

What is the tone of this speech?

a)

accusatory

b)

reflective

c)

defensive

d)

celebratory

49.

What is a main message of this speech?

a)

Despite their differences, the North and South must work together to achieve peace.

b)

The nation has finally moved past the Civil War and is now prospering again.

c)

The South is solely to blame for the Civil War and should therefore be punished.

d)

The occasion of President Lincoln’s second inauguration is a time to celebrate.

50.

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?

a)

looked forward to war

b)

disliked war

c)

prepared for war

d)

did not understand war

51.

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?

a)

The quote refers to the offense of American slavery.

b)

The quote refers to the offense of the division of the United States in the the Union and the Confederacy.

c)

The quote refers to the offense of warfare.

d)

The quote refers to the offense of not believing in God.

52.

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"?

a)

"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to unite the nation after the war and to bring peace to the country again.

b)

"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to end slavery.

c)

"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to punish all war criminals and to support justice in America.

d)

"To bind up the nation’s wounds" might mean to provide first aid and medical care to those wounded in the war.

53.

What might Lincoln have wanted the North and South to understand after listening to his speech?


Support your answer with evidence from the text.

a)

Lincoln wanted listeners to understand that neither side wanted the war, and all sought to avert it.

b)

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."

c)

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.

d)

Lincoln wanted listeners to understand he is the President of the United Sates and that his words should be listened to.

54.

Why does Lincoln begin the Gettysburg Address with “Four score and seven years ago” instead of 87 years ago?

a)

No one knows

b)

That's how people spoke in the 1800's

c)

His mother asked him to begin his speech that way

d)

Sounds more poetic and it grabs attention

55.

Explain what ironic statement Lincoln unknowingly makes in this speech.

a)

When he says no one will remember his words

b)

When he says he expects the Union to lose

c)

Both of the above

d)

None of the above

56.

Why does Lincoln use the phrase “of the people, by the people, for the people” near the end of his speech?

a)

Allusion to the US Constitution – reminds them what they are fighting for

b)

Allusion to the Declaration of Independence – reminds them what they are fighting for

c)

Repitition – inspires them to continue fighting

d)

None of the above

57.

In Robert E. Lee’s letter to his son, what is Lee’s attitude toward the impending war?

a)

Lee wants his son to join the war and defend the confederacy

b)

Lee thinks war is a terrible idea and will destroy unity

c)

Lee doesn't like the war but still believes it is neccessary

d)

Lee hopes for the Union to join the confederacy

58.

In his letter to his son, when did Lee say he would draw his sword?

a)

To defend his home state of North Carolina

b)

To defend his home state of Virginia

c)

To defend his home state of New York

d)

To defend his home state of California

59.
Lincoln came to believe the only way he could save the Union is if he did what?
a)
Put the Irish in Prison
b)
Let the South win the war
c)
Emancipate the Slaves
d)
Ask France to fight for the Union
60.
Slaves would only be set free in what parts of the country?
a)
Only the states still at war with the Union
b)
In the four loyal slave states
c)
Confederate lands already captured by the Union
d)
Kansas
61.
Lincoln believed slavery was wrong, he chose to end slavery now because............
a)
France wanted to help the Union
b)
It did not endanger the Union
c)
Jefferson Davis said he could as long as the Union leaves the South alone.
d)
Lincoln had a divine vision
62.

To detract means to

a)

take away from.

b)

tear down.

c)

not follow.

d)

derail.

63.

True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

64.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

b)

Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

c)

Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

d)

All of the above

65.

What does the word proclamation mean?

a)

the act of relaxing

b)

firmness or purpose

c)

power to capture attention

d)

an official public announcement