Chapter 13

Quiz for Chapter Thirteen Analyzing Voices: These Honored Dead

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Question 1

In the letter from James Montgomery of Mississippi, he reconciled himself to his imminent death far away from home and loved ones byA. discussing the importance of the cause for which he fought.
B. showing a disregard for the importance of home and family.
C. describing the friendship of his companions in the military hospital.
D. expressing the meaninglessness of his life and death.

Question 2

In the poetry selection, what idea did Walt Whitman contrast with the horror that the farm family felt on receiving the news of their son’s injuries?A. Nobility of death in battle
B. Rich fertility of the harvest
C. Desire to avenge a son’s death
D. Political necessity of the war

Question 3

In the selection from Louisa May Alcott’s “A Night,” the writer portrays the attitude of the dying soldier’s companions toward his behavior in death asA. aloof and uninterested.
B. anxious and frightened.
C. bitter and scornful.
D. respectful and admiring.

Question 4

According to Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address, what is the higher purpose for which the soldiers died?A. Goals of the abolitionists
B. Military glory
C. Ideals of the founding fathers
D. Republican Party free soil values