Fight for Freedom Review

Who Am I

100

I helped free slaves through the underground railroad

Harriet Tubman

200

I was a friend of Harriet Tubman's and an author.

Frederick Douglass

300

I was an abolitionist who helped free slaves and lead violent revolts, including the raid on Harper's Ferry

John Brown

400

I was the first openly gay elected official in the history of the United States

Harvey Milk

500

I was the "captain" in "O Captain My Captain"

Abraham Lincoln

Literary Devices

100

"You can murder hope, you can pound faith flat,
but like weeds and wildflowers, they grow right back"

What example of figurative language is being used here?

Simile

200

What is the primary literary device used in the poem "Strange Fruit"

Juxtaposition

300

What literary device occurs throughout the poem "Not My Bones"

Repetition 

400

In the poem Strange Fruit, the "Strange fruit" are being compared to something else. What figurative language would this best be an example of?

Metaphor

500

In "Not My Bones" there is a line that says "we are clouds in clothes" 

What example of figurative language would this be?

Personification

Rhetorical Devices

100

Using facts and evidence is 

Logos

200

Appealing to emotions is 

Pathos

300

Showing your expertise or credibility on something is

Ethos

400

Asking a question you don't expect to be answered

Rhetorical Question

500

When you use celebrities to persuade an audience, it is which rhetorical device?

Ethos

Random

100

What was the name of the slave whose skeleton was put on display in a museum?

Bonus* What name was he referred to as for many years?

Fortune

Larry

200

What was the main difference between Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass?

Harriet Tubman did her work as an abolitionist in private whereas Frederick Douglass did his work as an abolitionist in public

300

Who was the author of "O Captain My Captain"

Walt Whitman

400

What was the name of the singer who made "Strange Fruit" more famous than it already was?

Billie Holliday

500

Harvey Milk's killer did not get a long sentence or as serious charges as many people feel he should have. His defense became known as this ________

The Twinkie Defense

Random

100

The laws that were created after the slaves were freed to limit their movement and independence were called

The Slave Codes

200

The 9 students who were the first to integrate schools became known as what?

The Little Rock Nine

300

Rhetorical Devices are used to do what?

 Persuade an audience 

400

Who became President after Abraham Lincoln?

Andrew Johnson

500

What was the name of the man who killed Abraham Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth