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Quiz for Visions of John Brown

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Choose the best answer to each question.

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1. What is the main argument of the editorial printed in the State Register (see Document 12.6)?

The Republican Party has fanned the flames of the abolitionist movement, encouraging violence and open rebellion.

The Republican Party is guilty of supporting the enslavement and torture of human beings for far too long.

John Brown was a pawn of the Democratic Party to incite warfare between the North and the South.

The conflict between the North and South will prove to be an “irrepressible conflict” after John Brown’s raid.

Correct: The answer is a. The newspaper editorial asserts that Abraham Lincoln and William Seward, along with many other Republicans, purposefully attempted to promote civil unrest.

Incorrect: The answer is a. The newspaper editorial asserts that Abraham Lincoln and William Seward, along with many other Republicans, purposefully attempted to promote civil unrest.

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2. What is Henry David Thoreau’s defense of John Brown (see Document 12.7)?

Brown repented for his actions and the public is not in a place to withhold forgiveness.

Brown knew the truth and offered his life in its defense.

Brown did not mean to inflict violence on any human but instead meant to defend humanity.

Brown was going to suffer the Lord’s judgment and so did not need the judgment of humans.

Correct: The answer is b. Thoreau argued that Brown was a “superior man” who “did not value his bodily life in comparison to ideal things.”

Incorrect: The answer is b. Thoreau argued that Brown was a “superior man” who “did not value his bodily life in comparison to ideal things.”

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3. In John Brown’s letter to his friend (Document 12.8), what does Brown urge his friend to do?

Maintain the fight against slavery

Forgive Brown

Take care of his wife and the other widows

Attend his execution

Correct: The answer is c. In his letter, Brown seems at peace in terms of his own life, but he urges E.B. to take care of his wife and the other women who lost their husbands at Harpers Ferry.

Incorrect: The answer is c. In his letter, Brown seems at peace in terms of his own life but he urges E.B. to take care of his wife and the other women who lost their husbands at Harpers Ferry.

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4. Which of the following statements is consistent with the argument made by Reverend J. Sella Martin to defend John Brown’s tactics (see Document 12.9)?

John Brown attempted to complete the task that the Founding Fathers purposefully avoided.

History has shown that violent means must be employed in the struggle for liberty.

John the Baptist and John Brown suffered the same fate for holding the same beliefs.

Christians should oppose slavery in all of its guises.

Correct: The answer is b. In his speech, Martin uses examples from the American Revolution to demonstrate that violent means of protest can be used if the goal is liberty.

Incorrect: The answer is b. In his speech, Martin uses examples from the American Revolution to demonstrate that violent means of protest can be used if the goal is liberty.

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5. Examine the North Carolina newspaper article (Document 12.10) and the Currier and Ives lithograph (Document 12.11) accounts of John Brown’s execution. What do both documents demonstrate, albeit in different ways?

Both are from the perspective of abolitionists.

Both are from the proslavery perspective.

Both deal with the power of cultural memory.

Both argue against capital punishment.

Correct: The answer is c. The newspaper advocated the destruction of Brown’s scaffold lest it be used as a monument to the cause and to Brown, while the Currier and Ives lithograph became a type of monument to Brown and abolition.

Incorrect: The answer is c. The newspaper advocated the destruction of Brown’s scaffold lest it be used as a monument to the cause and to Brown, while the Currier and Ives lithograph became a type of monument to Brown and abolition.