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ELA 5-6 Quiz #2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did people gather in Gettysburg on Nov. 19, 1863? 
a)
To abolish slavery
b)
To dedicate a national cemetery 
c)
To encourage the Confederacy to rejoin the Union
d)
To hear campaign speeches for the upcoming Presidential election
2.
What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Freedom 
b)
Self-Reliance
c)
Voting Rights 
d)
Equality
3.
What was the tone of the speech?
a)
comical
b)
inspiring
c)
generous
d)
vicious
4.
Lincoln said our country was conceived in liberty.  What did he mean? 
a)
Founded for justice
b)
Founded for fairness
c)
Founded for equality
d)
Founded for freedom
5.
Lincoln said the soldiers had consecrated the land meaning
a)
they won the war here.
b)
they made it a sacred site.
c)
defeated the Confederacy.
d)
destroyed the Union.
6.
Lincoln states that "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain", what does he mean? 
a)
They deserved to die
b)
It was God's will that they died
c)
We should fight for freedom in their honor
d)
All Confederate soldiers should die
7.
Lincoln believes that victory (for the Union) in the war will result in _____.
a)
full devotion of all citizens to the Union.
b)
women, as well as slaves, will have equal rights.  
c)
a proper memorial for those who have died in the war
d)
a new birth of freedom and all men will be created equal
8.

Which President spoke the Gettysburg Address?

a)

Abraham Trump

b)

Thomas Lincoln

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Pewdiepie

9.

The Gettysburg Address was spoken during what war?

a)

War of 1812

b)

World War 14

c)

Netfix vs Disney plus

d)

Civil War

10.

It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us –

What is the great task before Lincoln in 1863?

a)

winning the war to obtain freedom from Great Britain

b)

stop the war now even if slavery continues

c)

keep fighting for democracy and freedom

d)

becoming a You tube star

11.

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

a)

slavery

b)

imports and exports

c)

spotted lantern fly invasion

d)

capturing new land

12.

What event was 87 years before the Gettysburg Address?

a)

The Americans started slavery

b)

The Declaration of Independence was approved /America's founding

c)

The Constitution was written

13.

What was Equiano’s main purpose in writing, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Equiano?"

a)

to entertain readers with dramatic episodes in his life

b)

to sway public opinion about slavery

c)

to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados

d)

to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel

14.
In "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano," why did slaves jump off the ship?
a)
They preferred death to slavery.
b)
to sway public opinion about slavery
c)
to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
d)
to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel 
15.
What happens to the captives who try to get the extra fish the slave traders caught? 
a)
They share fish with other captives. 
b)
They devour the fish instantly.
c)
They are caught and flogged.
d)
They are allowed to cook and eat the fish for supper. 
16.

What did Equiano’s narrative help abolish?

a)

the slave trade

b)

slavery

c)

cruelty from slave owners

d)

none of the above

17.

What does the phrase "slave narrative" infer?

a)

a short saying with a message

b)

to shorten a longer work by putting in own words, but also keeping the main message of the story

c)

an autobiographical work of a captured human.

d)

the autobiography of a purchased human

18.
11. Why did Equiano get flogged?
a)
For stealing
b)
For trying to escape
c)
For not eating
d)
For attacking the crew
19.
What is the main idea of this slave narrative?
a)
The slave trade is cruel and contradictory to Christian beliefs
b)
Slaves went through extreme environments to arrive in America
c)
Equiano believes that slave families should be kept together
d)
Slaves were not given enough food on slave ships
20.

BONUS: Which of the following was Equiano's "fake" name, given to him by Pascal? (Not in your reading, but you've seen it.)

a)

Bob

b)

Gusto Vassa

c)

Gustavus Vassa

d)

Equiano Vassa

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