2.10 Unit Test: Voices of an Emergin Nation

In The American Crisis, Paine asserts that people who refuse to stand up to tyranny are endangering generations for years to come. Which details from the text help convey this idea? Select the two correct answers.

"'If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace'; and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty." The heart that feels not now is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice, who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them happy."

Which key argument is conveyed in The Declaration of Independence?

Americans have the duty to rebel because the British government has violated their inalienable rights.

What does this paragraph suggest about Paine?

He believes America is the only place in the world where equality and liberty are still attainable.

Read the lines from "Occasioned by General Washington's Arrival in Philadelphia, On His Way to His Residence in Virginia." Though fools may think his race is run, On other worlds he lights his fires: What do these lines suggest about Washington?

He has inspired foreign nations to seek freedom.

Read the stanza from "Occasioned by General Washington's Arrival in Philadelphia, On His Way to His Residence in Virginia." The great, unequal conflict past, The Briton banish'd from our shore, Peace, heav'n-descended, comes at last, And hostile nations rage no more;From fields of death the weary swain Returning, seeks his native plain. How does the word choice affect the poem?

It conveys the author's relief that the war is over.

Part A Which answer best describes a similarity between "Occasioned by General Washington's Arrival in Philadelphia, On His Way to His Residence in Virginia" and "His Excellency General Washington"?

The poems assert that Washington will inspire other nations to seek freedom. On other words he lights his fires/cold climes beneath his influence glow/and frozen rivers learn to flow. Fix'd are the eyes of nations on the scales/for in the hopes columbia's arm prevails

How do the authors of The Declaration of Independence use structure to develop the argument that the king of England has abused the colonists?

by describing each of the king's crimes in a single sentence set apart as a paragraph

How do the authors of The Declaration of Independence use forms of the word tyrant throughout the text? Select the two correct answers.

to defend the decision to separate from British rule to emphasize the cruelty and oppression of the king's rule

Which details belong in an effective summary of "Occasioned by General Washington's Arrival in Philadelphia, On His Way to His Residence in Virginia"? Select Yes or No for each detail.

{NO} Because of his sacrifices for the nation, Washington deserves financial reward {YES} Thanks to Washington, America serves as a model of freedom worldwide. {YES} Securing independence for Americans has made Washington a national hero. {YES} Washington stands out among humankind for his great accomplishments. {NO} Washington experiences emotional and physical challenges as leader of the troops.