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ELA 5-6 Quiz #3

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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1.

From the 1790s to the 1830s, a religious movement called the Second Great Awakening influenced American society. Baptists, Methodists, and Quakers were among the leading religious groups of this movement. Its message emphasized the idea of equality, which appealed to ordinary people and challenged elites. It also expressed a belief that people had the ability to make choices and act in ways that would improve themselves.


Which statement BEST explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements

b)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

c)

It brought about a closer relationship between church and state.

d)

It led to industrialization by encouraging people to become wealthy.

2.

What was the name of the large gatherings where preachers shared ideas

a)

Sunday Service or Mass

b)

Church

c)

Revival or Camps

d)

Baptism or Salvation

3.

Which of the following represents the best definition of The Second Great Awakening?

a)

Salvation can only be achieved through a personal belief in Jesus Christ in some cases.

b)

People demonstrate true faith by leading a transformed life and by performing good deeds.

c)

Religion is the only way to solve the world's problems.

d)

The idea of including all people in the religious experience, not just rich people.

4.

This was a time of renewed vigor for religious feelings.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Revival Movement

5.

When did the Second Great Awakening start?

a)

1600's

b)

1800's

c)

1700's

d)

1900's

6.

Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

b)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements.

c)

It led to the industrialization of northern cities

d)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

7.

What are the TWO factors that led to growth of abolition movement in North in 1820s and 1830s.

a)

The Second Great Awakening (starts 1801) inspired a reform spirit in the North

b)

Agitation of black abolitionists and signs of black unrest in the South inspired white abolitionists

c)

Southern postmasters refused to deliver antislavery literature

d)

In 1835 President Andrew Jackson unsuccessfully petitioned Congress to ban the mailing of abolitionist pamphlets

8.

A person who wanted to end slavery was known as a(n)______

a)

abolitionist

b)

conductor

c)

suffragist

d)

overseer

9.

Douglass' book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass helped play a role in what movement?

a)

the environmental movement

b)

the peace movement

c)

the labor movement

d)

the abolitionist movement

10.

One of the major inspirations for the social reform movements of the 1840s and 1850s America came from ___

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The Second Great Awakening

c)

The Lowell System

d)

Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle

11.

William Lloyd Garrison and his newspaper, The Liberator, are associated with which of these movements?

a)

Education Reform

b)

Abolition

c)

Suffrage

d)

Temperance

12.

It has often been argued that the United States is a "melting pot" of cultures. Which is the best explanation of what this means?

a)

Cultures with undesirable traits have those aspects “melted” out of them.

b)

While there is a distinctive basic set of cultures, component groups are distinguishable from one another.

c)

People and cultures combine to a degree in which a homogenous culture is created from many.

d)

European cultures are allowed to take precedence over other cultures.

13.

What impact did The Second Great Awakening have on enslaved people in Southern states?

a)

Enslaved people turned away from religions that could advocate slavery.

b)

Enslaved people were included in religion for than ever.

c)

It led to numerous slave revolts and uprisings.

d)

It resulted in passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

14.
What type of disguise did Frederick use to escape to the North?
a)
Banana Costume
b)
Military uniform
c)
Farmer
d)
A sailor outfit
15.
Which famous abolitionists published the Liberator?
a)
William Garrison
b)
Kermit the Frog
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Harriet Tubman
16.

Why probably didn't Mistress Hugh want Douglass to read?

a)

Her husband would beat her if he found out

b)

He would be an equal and it would be hard to make him work for free

c)

He would be a better reader than she was

17.

Why was it dangerous for slaves to read?

a)

They might read books that told them their human rights were being violated and they would be upset

b)

There weren't enough teachers

c)

They would read all day and not work

d)

They would be better readers than the whites and then become more educated and take over

18.
After Douglass and Covey fight, 
a)
Covey never touches him again.
b)
Covey has him arrested.
c)
Covey tries to shoot Frederick.
d)
Covey dies from his injuries.
19.
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, which meant he wanted to abolish, to end ___________________
a)
voting
b)
slavery
c)
the Underground Railroad
20.
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
a)
rowing boats
b)
making speeches
c)
singing hymns and rap songs
d)
making pottery
21.
What is slavery?
a)
A happy system where one person willingly lets another person own them. 
b)
A cruel system in which someone legally owns or controls another person.
c)
A system that is ok.
d)
A monarchy with a king and queen.
22.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
23.

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

a)

soldiers and their uniforms

b)

slavery and those who owned slaves

c)

horses and carriages

d)

mothers and children

24.

According to Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address,” the thing that “still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation” is

a)

the lunch menu

b)

the stars and moon

c)

the first inaugural address

d)

the civil war

25.

In “Second Inaugural Address,” Lincoln says he wants

a)

another chance to give his speech

b)

a continued civil war

c)

an end to slavery everywhere in the country and lasting peace

d)

a new hat and beard

26.

In “Second Inaugural Address,” Lincoln says the evidence that suggests that the Civil War was not originally fought to free the slaves is because

a)

the public wanted places to pray to their God

b)

the government only wished to keep slavery from spreading

c)

the cities were bigger than they should have been

d)

the farms needed more crops

27.

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

a)

does not wish them any harm for their choices.

b)

wishes them any harm for their choices.

c)

does not really care about their choices.

28.

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

a)

be up to someone else.

b)

be to start the whole thing over.

c)

tear the country apart.

d)

be peace and healing.