Chapter 12

Quiz for Document 12-6: Keziah Goodwin Hopkins Brevard, Diary (1860–1861)

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Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes Keziah Goodwin Hopkins Brevard’s beliefs about the institution of slavery?A. Africans are only fit for slave labor.
B. God ordained the institution of slavery.
C. Slave labor is bad but preferable to wage slavery.
D. Slavery is destructive but mixing the races is worse.

Question 2

What, according to Brevard, is the only way to end slavery in the United States?A. Creating a territory in the West for African American colonization
B. Sending all freed slaves to the Northern states
C. Shipping all African Americans immediately to Africa
D. Slowly emancipating enslaved people after educating them

Question 3

What historical figure features most prominently in Brevard’s fear of abolitionist murder of Southern slave owners?A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Frederick Douglass
C. John Brown
D. William Lloyd Garrison

Question 4

Which of the following statements best describes Brevard’s hopes for the country following South Carolina’s call for succession?A. North and South would reconcile their differences and maintain the Union.
B. Northern Democrats would take over the government.
C. Southern forces would defeat the North and secede from the Union.
D. The South would be allowed to peacefully secede from the Union.

Question 5

When Brevard’s first learns of Lincoln’s election to the presidency, what does she most fear Lincoln would attempt to do?A. Allow plantation owners to be killed
B. Emancipate the enslaved to live amongst whites
C. Form an alliance with poor Southern whites
D. Subject the South to military occupation