English Final

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Thomas Cromwell's primary role at the beginning of Wolf Hall

a lawyer and legal advisor to cardinal wolsey

What major event is King Henry VIII trying to resolve at the start?

the problem of finding a male heir

Thomas Cromwell's relationship with his father

strained and abusive, got repeatedly beaten and flogged

Which wife was the focus of much tension in Part One

Catherine of Aragon

Why was King Henry VIII looking to annul his marriage to Queen Catherine?

She failed to produce a male heir

What was Cromwell's role in the king's desire to annul his marriage?

He offers legal counsel and strategies to achieve the annulment

Significance of Cromwell's relationship with the Boleyn family

He helps Anne Boleyn rise to power

How does Cromwell view religion?

As a tool for power and control

What is one of Cromwell’s most striking qualities?

His ability to manipulate people and situations to his advantage

What significant event happens to Anne Boleyn in part 2?

She gets married with King Henry the VIII

Cromwell's primary role in court in Part 2

The King’s right-hand man

What event causes tension between Anne Boleyn and Cromwell?

Her failure to produce a male heir

Who was executed in Part 2 for refusing to swear allegiance to Henry and Anne's marriage?

Sir Thomas More

Cromwell's relationship with his family in Part 2

He's devoted to his wife and children, close and connected

Which event marks when Henry the 8th’s divorce from Catherine became irreversible?

The marriage of Henry to Anne Boleyn

Flogging

punishment by beating or whipping someone with a stick or whip

Vagabond

A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job

Doggedness

the quality of persistance and perseverance

Apprentice

a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer; works for a fixed period and low wage

Reckoning

avenging or punishment for a past mistake or misdeed

Purpose of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

To reflect on the causes and effects of the war, promote national healing, and seek to unify the country

Why did the author most likely use the following phrase in paragraph 4? “but let us judge not, that we be not judged”

to convince his audience to consider the other side’s humanity and only God can judge

The author most likely uses a biblical quotation in paragraph 5 to…

make an appeal to authority that the war is just

Tone of Lincoln's speech

Solemn, somber, hopeful, reflective

What premise does this statement imply? "All dreaded it-all sought to avert it"

War is a last resort

How can the following statement best be revised to make it a balanced sentence? "Lincoln addressed the true cause of the war, which he pointed out was slavery"

Lincoln identified the true cause of the war—he named it slavery

What is Lincoln’s call to action, which quote supports this answer?

he calls for unity and peace, "With malice toward none, with charity for all..."

How can the tone of the letter [To my Old Master] be described?

ironic, because there is a difference between what the author states and what he thinks

“Now if you will write and say what wages you will give me, I will be better able to decide whether it would be to my advantage to move back again”. In this sentence, what is the function of the noun clause “what wages you will give me”?

direct object

“As to my freedom, which you say I can have, there is nothing to be gained on that score, as I got my free papers in 1864 from the Provost-Marshal-General of the Department of Nashville. Mandy says she would be afraid to go back without some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly; and we have concluded to test your sincerity by asking you to send us our wages for the time we served you. This will make us forget and forgive old scores, and rely on your justice and friendship in the future. For which reasons can the reader infer the author included these sentences?

To make a request he knows Colonel Anderson will not fulfill; to indicate that he finds Colonel Anderson’s proposal ridiculous

How is the word "scores" used in paragraph 3?

A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction

What does the businesslike language in paragraph 3 emphasize about the author?

He feels the injustice of having worked as an enslaved person

Which sentence is the best example of understatement?

You know how it was with poor Matilda and Catherine (paragraph 4)

Why does the author use the word defraud in paragraph 3 to describe the actions of Colonel Anderson?

To suggest that Colonel Anderson is a criminal

What logical conclusion can the reader come to based on paragraph 4?

Matilda and Catherine were abused by slaveholders

What can the reader infer about the author based on this statement? "We trust the good Maker has opened your eyes to the wrongs, which you and your fathers have done to me and my fathers, in making us toil for you generations without recompense."

He wants the evil of slavery to be recognized. "Surely there will be a day of reckoning for those who defraud the laborer of his hire." (Paragraph 3)

Which question can be best answered using the primary source A Diary from Dixie?

How were civilians affected by the war?

Paragraph 9: “As Pickens said of South Carolina in 1861, we are “an armed camp”. Why does Chestnut place the phrase armed camp in quotation marks?

It indicates a phrase that someone else used

Otherwise there is no futniture, except buckets of water and bath-tubs in their improvised chamber. Based on how the word improvised is used, what is most likely the meaning of improviser?

To invent something

Which quote indicates bias on the part of the author in Diary from Dixie?

“How different from ours of them is their estimate of us. How contradictory is their attitude toward us” (paragraph 7)

Which statement is true based on the infographic in the "Troop Fatalities" section?

A larger percentage of Confederate troops died in battle than Union troops

Based on the section of the infographic titled “American Wars: Side by Side”, how does the U.S Civil War compare to earlier wars fought by the United States?

it involved more battle deaths and was more expensive in monetary costs

Which statements are true based on the infographic in the “US Population in 1860” section?

fewer than 1% of enslaved people lived in the Union states, and more free African Americans lived in the Confederate States than the Union States

What message might the photographer be sending to a Northern audience by showing the Richmond ruins photo?

the Confederaccy cannot hold out much longer

What might a modern viewer conclude from the seeing the ruins of Richmond, Virginia?

the photographer was showing the destructive effects of the war

What inference can be made based on the information found from the sources of A Diary from Dixie, Casualties and Costs of the Civil War, and The Ruins of Richmond? What statements support this?

The Confederacy began losing its spirit and strength toward the end of the war.

1. “General Lee’s few, but undismayed, his remnant of an army … pass through Chester” (p. 10)

2. “The city of Richmond, Virginia, capital of the confederacy, was in ruins after the city surrendered on April 3, 1865. (Ruins of Richmond)