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. If someone is in a subordinate position to someone else, which of the following statements must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of subordinate. a. The subordinate person holds the same job as the other person. b. The subordinate person has total authority over the other person. c. The subordinate person is under the control of the other person. d. The subordinate person supports and cares for the other person.

A

In which situation has one group most clearly oppressed another? Base your answer on the meaning of oppressed. a. Last year, the farmers had to give half of their crops to the soldiers to prevent the soldiers from burning their fields. b. Last year, the farmers gave half of their crops to the soldiers to ensure that the soldiers would protect them from possible invaders. c. Last year, the farmers gave half of their crops to the neediest people in neighboring villages. d. Last year, the farmers gave half of their crops to the banks in neighboring villages to pay off their bank loans.

A

Select the answer choice in which an independent clause is underlined. a. Before the Civil War began, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott convened the first women's rights conference. b. These women were dissatisfied, because many basic rights were denied to them. c. After the women's rights conference was over, it took decades for women to gain the right to vote. d. Although the Constitution had a Bill of Rights, women still did not enjoy the full rights of a citizen.

A

.According to the "Declaration of Sentiments," to which of the following do all people have an "inalienable" right? Choose three options. a. life b. liberty c. property d. custody of children e. pursuit of happiness f. profits from business

ABE

According to "Giving Women the Vote," why did Harry Burn change his vote? Choose two options. a. He believed the legislature had a moral obligation to ratify the amendment. b. He believed his vote for the Constitutional amendment would make him famous. c. He knew that the voters in his district wanted him to vote for the amendment. d. He was under pressure from legislators who wanted to ratify the amendment. e. He felt pressure from the women who demonstrated in favor of the amendment. f. He thought he should heed his mother's advice to vote in favor of the amendment.

AF

In the "Declaration of Sentiments," what does Stanton list as the first self-evident truth? a. All citizens should be allowed to vote. b. All men and women are created equal. c. Men and women should be equal partners in marriage. d. Women should be entitled to attend the college of their choice.

B

The word subjugate includes the Latin prefix sub-. If one person subjugates another, what is the person most likely doing? Base your answer on your knowledge of the prefix sub-. a. The person is treating the other as an equal. b. The person is holding or keeping the other down. c. The person is elevating the other as a great hero. d. The person is sponsoring the other in a competition.

B

Which answer best summarizes the grievance in the following sentence from "Declaration of Sentiments"? He has monopolized nearly all the profitable employments, and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty remuneration. a. Men have kept for themselves most jobs with dignity, and the jobs available to women are not dignified. b. Men have kept for themselves the best paying jobs, and the jobs available to women do not pay well. c. Men use dishonorable business practices that women are not permitted to use, so women do not make a profit. d. Men are generally employers, so women must follow their directions and accept whatever wages they receive.

B

5. Which of the following is the best definition of degraded? a. superior; elevated in quality b. inferior; lowered in quality c. certified; recognized officially d. unlicensed; lacking permission

C

According to the "Declaration of Sentiments," what is the current position of women in society? a. Women are asked to bear more than their fair share of society's burdens. b. Women enjoy some rights but not as many as they are entitled to. c. Women have been systematically exploited and oppressed by men. d. Women are sometimes treated unfairly by their leaders and their husbands.

C

Read the following statement: Broadcast media can provide information in a way that differs from the way it is conveyed in a text. Which of the following best illustrates this statement? a. "Giving Women the Vote" uses persuasive techniques, but "Declaration of Sentiments" does not. b. "Giving Women the Vote" uses information about the suffrage movement, but "Declaration of Sentiments" does not. c. "Giving Women the Vote" uses dramatic reenactments, but "Declaration of Sentiments" does not. d. "Giving Women the Vote" uses lists, but "Declaration of Sentiments" does not.

C

Select the sentence that contains both a subordinate and an independent clause. a. The efforts of many women contributed to the eventual passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. b. Fierce opposition meant that it was sometimes dangerous to work for women's rights. c. While many men supported their cause, others fiercely opposed changes to women's status. d. Women finally had a voice in electing leaders and forming laws.

C

The word subtext comes from the Latin prefix sub- and the word text, referring to the words of a written or spoken work. Which of the following situations best illustrates someone who is using subtext? Base your answer on your knowledge of sub-. a. In her book, the former spy openly discusses government secrets. b. After the success of his first book, he wrote a well-received sequel. c. Her words seemed positive, but underneath was another message. d. She spoke objectively, as if she were standing apart from the situation.

C

Which statement best compares "Declaration of Sentiments" with "Giving Women the Vote"? a. The podcast builds a stronger case than the text does for granting the vote to women. b. The podcast provides background information that helps the reader understand the text. c. The text addresses several rights to which women are entitled, while the podcast addresses only the right to vote. d. The text explains how the amendment was passed in Congress, and the podcast tells what happened after it passed.

C

Part A Which of the following best states the central idea of "Declaration of Sentiments"? a. Women are held to higher moral standards than men are. b. Women are not equal partners with their husbands in marriage. c. Women are entitled to the same natural rights enjoyed by men. d. Women have been held down by being denied higher education. Part B Which excerpt best supports the answer to Part A? a. We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.... b. In the covenant of marriage, she is compelled to promise obedience to her husband, he becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master—the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty, and to administer chastisement. c. He has denied her the facilities for obtaining a thorough education, all colleges being closed against her. d. He has created a false public sentiment by giving to the world a different code of morals for men and women, by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society, are not only tolerated, but deemed of little account in man.

CA

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A On which document was the structure of the "Declaration of Sentiments" based? a. Gettysburg Address b. United States Constitution c. Declaration of Independence d. Lincoln's First Inaugural Address Part B What effect did Stanton achieve by modeling "Declaration of Sentiments" on the document identified in Part A? a. It strengthens a comparison between racial oppression and ongoing oppression of women. b. It makes clear that the law of the land is unfair and does not guarantee women rights. c. It emphasizes the importance of human rights by noting that war has been waged on them. d. It strengthens the argument by connecting it to the principles on which the nation was founded.

CD

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A What is the author's main purpose in writing the "Declaration of Sentiments"? a. to get women to refrain from marriage so they can own property b. to get citizens to organize peaceful demonstrations for women's right to vote c. to get citizens to demand that the government pass laws granting women the same rights as male citizens d. to get women to refuse to obey laws passed by legislators for whom they had no opportunity to vote Part B Which excerpt best supports the answer to Part A? a. The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over her. b. He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice. c. He has made her, if married, in the eye of the law, civilly dead. He has taken from her all right in property, even to the wages she earns. d. [W]e insist that [women] have immediate admission to all the rights and privileges which belong to them as citizens of the United States.

CD

4. Into what categories do the grievances listed in "Declaration of Sentiments" mainly fall? Choose three options. a. grievances about religion b. grievances about the press c. grievances about marriage d. grievances about censorship e. grievances about voting rights f. grievances about property ownership

CEF

Select the answer choice in which a subordinate clause is underlined. a. When the first vote was taken, Burn voted against ratifying the Nineteenth Amendment. b. Since he had changed his vote, Burn believed that he should explain his reasons. c. Burn's mother advised him to vote for ratification, which he did for several reasons. d. If Tennessee had failed to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, women would still have gained the vote eventually.

D

Which of the following is the clearest example of an allusion in "Declaration of Sentiments"? a. the use of negative words such as compelled, withheld, and deprived to stir readers to outrage b. the use of examples as evidence in building the case that men have oppressed women c. the logical argument against the unequal application of the nations' founding principles to men and women d. the use of the phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident" from the Declaration of Independence

D


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