Frederick Douglass
Narrative of Fred Douglass
Ambrose Bierce
Gettysburg Address
Mark Twain
100
This is unique about Douglass' father.
What is that he was a white slave owner.
100
Date that The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published.
What is 1845.
100
Ambrose was known by this nickname because of his cynical wit.
What is Bitter Bierce.
100
Number of Americans killed at Gettysburg and then in entire Civil War.
What is 51,000 and then 625,000.
100
Real name for Mark Twain.
What is Samuel Clemens.
200
One of Douglass' slave owners' wives (Sophia Auld) taught him this.
What is the alphabet.
200
This quality was unique about Douglass as a writer and/or speaker.
What is fluidity, song-like quality, rhythmic, similar to a sermon.
200
Many of his stories are set against this backdrop in his settings.
What is war.
200
Lincoln asserted that this founded our country.
What is the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
200
Apprenticed as this as a young man, which is also where he got the name "Mark Twain".
What is a river boat pilot.
300
The number of times Douglass attempted to escape before he was successful.
What is three.
300
A lesson learned by Douglass after defeating Covey in a fight.
What is that he may be a slave in form, but not in fact; he may again have fights, but will never again be beaten.
300
How does the point of view shift in "Occurence"?
What is part 1: 3rd person limited, part 2: 3rd person omniscient, part 3: 3rd person limited.
300
The Gettysburg Address was delivered at this type of dedication ceremony.
What is the dedication of a national cemetary for soldiers.
300
Type of writing that was a signature of his, whereby an author uses informal language.
What is colloquial.
400
Douglass became a leader of this movement.
What is the abolitionist movement.
400
The definition of an abolitionist.
What is one who rejects the idea of slavery and thinks it should be illegal.
400
The symbolism of the color gray.
What is a representation of the confederacy and what Farquahar gave up his life for.
400
This happened in 1787, which is what many attributed to the founding of the nation.
What is creation of the Constitution.
400
One of Twain's most famous novels.
What is Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer.
500
This man 'discovered' Douglass' talent as a speaker and began working with him in 1841.
What is William Lloyd Garrison.
500
The difference between implicit and explicit.
What is implicit is a meaning that is hinted as, explicit is a clearly defined meaning.
500
A distortion of truth in "Occurence".
What is when Farquahar thinks he is escaping when he actually is being hung.
500
Lincoln's intention with the Gettysburg Address.
What is to remind citizens of the founding principles of the country and to unify the people once again.
500
The two most common themes from Twain's writing.
What is racial prejudice and the rite of passage from childhood to adulthood.
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