1. Civil War Period Jeopardy Review
Lincoln & Lee
Spirituals
Frederick Douglass
Post
Civil
War
Vocabulary
100
200
300
400
500

2. Lincoln & Lee 100
True/false: Lincoln asked Lee to be a general for the Union.

3. Lincoln & Lee 100
True.

4. Lincoln & Lee 200
“The Gettsyburg Address” is an example of what literary genre?

5. Lincoln & Lee 200
Persuasive speech.

6. Lincoln & Lee 300
What rhetorical device does Lincoln use when he states, “…we can not dedicate—we cannot consecrate—we cannot hallow—this ground.”?

7. Lincoln & Lee 300
Restatement

8. Lincoln & Lee 400
What is the central concern in Lee’s letter?

9. Lincoln & Lee 400
That the union will split, resulting in anarchy.

10. Lincoln & Lee 500
“The Gettysburg Address” had 2 purposes. What were they?

11. Lincoln & Lee 500
Remember the soldiers by dedicating the cemetery to their memory.
Remember the soldiers by fighting more passionately and winning the war for them.

12. Spirituals 100
In “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” the chariot is a symbol of…

13. Spirituals 100
A conductor of the underground railroad/someone taking them to freedom.

14. Spirituals 200
References made to biblical figures/stories in the spirituals are called…

15. Spirituals 200
Allusions

16. Spirituals 300
In “Go Down, Moses” who is Moses?

17. Fact or Bull 300
Harriet Tubman

18. Spirituals 400
Spirituals would be considered what type of literary genre? What other group widely used this type of genre?

19. Spirituals 400
Oral tradition Native Americans

20. Spirituals 500
What purposes did the spirituals fulfill for the slaves?

21. Spirituals 500 Secret communication An outlet for their grief
A way to pass the time

22. Douglass 100
Douglass’s main argument against slavery was that it was…

23. Douglass 100 Illegal Against human nature Immoral
Against Christian teachings

24. Douglass 200
According to Douglass, why did Mrs. Auld make a poor slave owner?

25. Douglass 200
She lacked the cruelty required.

26. Douglass 300
How did Douglass eventually become a free man?

27. Douglass 300
He escaped

28. Douglass 400
Why did Mrs. Auld eventually stop teaching him to read?

29. Douglass 400
Her husband forced her to (and think about what this reveals about women at that time).

30. Douglass 500
What is the theme of “My Bondage and My Freedom”?

31. Douglass 500
Slavery is detrimental to both the slave and the slave owner.

32. Post Civil War 100
This person was in charge of moving the Nez Perce off their land.

33. Post Civil War 100
Who is Gen. Howard.

34. Post Civil War 200
“Oh Captain! My Captain!” is written in the structure of a Greek elegy. What’s an elegy?

35. Post Civil War 200
A poem about death.

36. Post Civil War 300
What is the central theme of “Beat! Drums, Beat!”?

37. Post Civil War 300
That the War pervaded the lives of everyone in the nation.

38. Post Civil War 400
According to what he says in “I Will Fight No More Forever,” what role does Chief Joseph take most seriously?

39. Post Civil War 400
Father

40. Post Civil War 500
The Civil War era ushered in an ideological shift from the romantics/transcendentalists. What was that shift?

41. Post Civil War 500
The individual has a responsibility to others, not just himself/herself.

42. Vocabulary 100
To be hindered or burdened by unjust means.

43. Vocabulary 100
What is oppressed.

44. Vocabulary 200
To kill or strike by a powerful blow.

45. Vocabulary 200
What is smite.

46. Vocabulary 300
Kind-hearted and well-meaning

47. Vocabulary 300
What is benevolent.

48. Vocabulary 400
Moral corruption; wickedness

49. Vocabulary 400
What is depravity.

50. Vocabulary 500
Strongly suggestive of something.

51. Vocabulary 500
What is redolent.

52. Final Jeopardy

53. Final Jeopardy