English III 127 General Review

Question 1

The literary period covered in this PACE is called the ___.

Answer 1

Period of National Struggle

Question 2

The most devastating event of this period was the ___.

Answer 2

War Between the States

Question 3

___ was the issue that severed the nation.

Answer 3

Slavery

Question 4

___ is Mr. Whittier’s poem of praise over the abolition of slavery.

Answer 4

“Laus Deo!”

Question 5

___ is another name for the War Between the States.

Answer 5

Civil War

Question 6

What are the two positive results of the War Between the States?

Answer 6

• It settled the issue of slavery.
• The Union was not severed.

Question 7

Confederate president

Answer 7

Jefferson Davis

Question 8

abolitionist

Answer 8

opposed to slavery

Question 9

16th U.S. President

Answer 9

Abraham Lincoln

Question 10

Mr. Whittier’s greatest work

Answer 10

“Snow-Bound”

Question 11

freed the slaves

Answer 11

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 12

legal end to slavery

Answer 12

13th Amendment

Question 13

“Snow-Bound”

Answer 13

narrative poem

Question 14

Walt Whitman

Answer 14

“Beat! Beat! Drums!”

Question 15

Robert E. Lee

Answer 15

“Resignation from the U.S. Army”

Question 16

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Answer 16

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Question 17

John Greenleaf Whittier

Answer 17

“Snow-Bound” and “Laus Deo!”

Question 18

The literary bomb that exploded in 1852 was ___.

Answer 18

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Question 19

Mr. Whitman’s greatest literary work was ___.

Answer 19

Leaves of Grass

Question 20

General Lee was more loyal to ___ than to the ___.

Answer 20

his state of Virginia; Union

Question 21

The underground ___ helped ___ escape slavery.

Answer 21

railroad; slaves

Question 22

___ was more individualistic in his poetry than most during this period.

Answer 22

Walt Whitman

Question 23

According to the poem “Beat! Beat! Drums!,” war affects four areas of life. List them.

Answer 23

• religion
• family
• work
• education

Question 24

An essay can be looked at as an expanded ___.

Answer 24

paragraph

Question 25

An appropriate topic for an essay must not be too ___ and should be able to be stated in ___ sentence.

Answer 25

broad; one

Question 26

Your ___ should interest you as well as the reader.

Answer 26

topic

Question 27

The thesis statement states the topic, or ___, of your essay.

Answer 27

thesis

Question 28

An essay may be classified as ___, ___, ___, or ___.

Answer 28

expository; narrative; descriptive, persuasive

Question 29

Most essays have ___ major divisions.

Answer 29

three

Question 30

___ allows porper coverage of the subject and gives your writing greater value.

Answer 30

Research

Question 31

The ___ letter divisions of your opening paragraph outline can become the Roman numeral divisions for your middle paragraphs.

Answer 31

capital

Question 32

Each sentence in a paragraph must relate in some way to the ___ of the paragraph.

Answer 32

topic

Question 33

___ cards are arranged according to the order of the outline.

Answer 33

Note

Question 34

The bibliography is written from the ___ cards.

Answer 34

source

Question 35

“The ___ of the revealed is the key that unlocks the door of the concealed.”

Answer 35

obeying

Question 36

essay

Answer 36

short piece of prose

Question 37

thesis

Answer 37

topic, what the essay is about

Question 38

thesis statement

Answer 38

challenges reader to say, “Prove it!”

Question 39

opening paragraph

Answer 39

introduces the thesis and details to be developed

Question 40

middle paragraph

Answer 40

expands the details, facts, examples, or reasons

Question 41

final pararaph

Answer 41

summarizes or restates the thesis

Question 42

outline

Answer 42

list all the divisions and points of the essay

Question 43

note cards

Answer 43

record intormation to be used in the essay

Question 44

source cards

Answer 44

document your sources

Question 45

What are the steps of writing an essay?

Answer 45

1. Select a topic.
2. Write your thesis statement.
3. Develop a brief outline of your opening paragraph.
4. Wirte a rough draft of your opening paragraph.
5. Complete your outline.
6. Research your topic.
7. Write the rough draft of the essay.
8. Proofread your work.
9. Write the final draft.

Question 46

Galatians 6:9

Answer 46

And let us not be weary in well doing: but in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.