ENGL101 Midterm
In what ways did Louisa May Alcott show her audience the very personal and painful side of death in war?
All of these
Which of the following does Susan B. Anthony cite in her "On Women's Right to Vote" speech?
All of these
Who first identified ethos, pathos, and logos as rhetorical appeals?
Aristotle
If you find that an outline isn't helpful to you, you should try _________________.
a non-traditional outline
Revision may help develop your paper by _________.
adding additional substance
Choose all that apply: Which of the following are types of freewriting prompts?
one word, subject, theme
Which kind of appeal is an appeal to the emotions of your audience?
pathos
The "Victory Waits on your Fingers" campaign used what kind of imagery to help accomplish its purpose?
patriotic
Poe was dismissed from West Point because __________.
he broke the rules
Poe dropped out of UVA because ____________.
he incurred huge gambling debts
Clustering can provide a general road map to...
help you get started on your paper.
Freewriting is intended to...
help your ideas flow freely.
Humor can be difficult to include in writing because...
humor is subjective.
Poe's tone in "The Philosophy of Furniture" could best be described as...
humorous and mocking.
What is step one in essay development after you have a thesis?
identify potential sub-topics
If you use a specialized term in your thesis, where could you provide the definition? (Choose all that apply)
in a footnote, in the introductory paragraph
When Emerson says "society is a wave," what kind of rhetorical device is he using?
metaphor
Which of the following are brainstorming techniques? Select all that apply.
reading primary and secondary sources, making a list, freewriting
Looking at ideas connected by lines in a cluster can help you identify the __________ between topics.
relationships
If you need to revise your thesis, what methods should you explore first? (Choose all that apply)
rephrasing your thesis, revisiting your argument
Choose all that apply: Some strategies for opening an academic essay include...
rhetorical questions, personal anecdotes, stating or subverting facts.
After reading your thesis statement, your reader___.
should understand what your argument is
By using U.S. foundational documents in her speech for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony was able to...
show that declaring women's suffrage a crime goes against the country's foundational values.
The rhetorical situation consists of which of the following elements? (Choose all that apply)
speaker, content, audience, context
From a general perspective, which of these is good practice when organizing your paper?
starting a new discussion only after finishing the previous one
Your tone as a speaker should change depending on... (Choose all that apply.)
the audience's background knowledge, the place of publication, the purpose of your essay.
___________________ can cover contemporary genres like rap and hip hop and have been influential in utilizing specific tones of accompaniment to underpin the lyrical content.
Musical essays
Why was Louisa May Alcott's narrative essay "The Death of a Soldier" effective?
Alcott was able to have the audience empathize with the soldier and the nurse in the story as they struggle with his imminent death.
If you wanted to pen an essay in support of banning plastic straws, which type of essay would you be writing?
Argumentative
The free-associative exercise that uses words and basic concepts to build 'idea maps' that will help you start thinking about the relationships between different concepts so you can build a well-developed and focused project is called...
Clustering
When you are writing your ___________, you should always be thinking about what you want your reader to take away from what you've written.
Conclusion
Your ______ will change depending on your audience.
Credibility
What impact did the loss of Poe's wife have on him?
He fell further into alcoholism.
What was unique about Douglass' attendance at the Seneca Falls Convention?
He was the only African American.
_____ order concerns are the priority in revision.
High
What made Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Self-Reliance" so effective?
It uses rhetorical devices, such as metaphors.
Why was Susan B. Anthony's speech, "On Women's Right to Vote," so effective?
It was written in a simple, straightforward way and used documents most Americans could recognize.
Who was greatly responsible for the development of an essay into a major writing form?
Michel de Montaigne
Focusing on the __________ of your essay will ensure your reader moves "naturally" through your essay and that all points are clearly connected to the thesis.
Organization
What was the name of Frederick Douglass' newsletter?
The North Star
What distinguishes a narrative essay from a short story or short memoir?
They are stories about a point-of-view and communicated through character and theme.
How is the "Victory Waits on Your Fingers" poster connected to the famous Rosie the Riveter image?
They were part of the same campaign.
Which American philosophical movement rose in the early-to-mid 19th century and valued nature, social justice, and individualism?
Transcendentalism
You should ______________ for a freewriting session.
always set a time limit
In essay writing, what are the three most common types of thesis statements? (Choose all that apply)
analytical, argumentative, explanatory
You should never introduce new points in your __________.
conclusion
If your thesis is about a highly specialized topic and you are writing for an audience that already understands the underlying concepts of your subject, what kind of language should you use for your thesis statement?
direct language that makes my ideas clear
When writing your conclusion, you should...
end with a final thought that leaves the reader with a strong impression of your discussion.
Poe's use of the philosopher Hegel to open his essay serves to...
establish his purpose in writing.
Freewriting is more effective if your space is...
free of distractions.
Considering multiple sides of an issue can ______________.
generate new ideas
Contextualizing your thesis generally involves...
starting with an exploration of the general subject of my thesis.
Transcendentalism focuses on which elements? (choose all that apply)
the power and goodness of the individual, the idea that society and modernity is a corrupting influence that should be cast off, that people should seek naturalism and instinctual knowledge
A well-developed thesis statement is___.
the result of a close examination of a subject
The audience of the "Victory Waits on your Fingers" campaign was...
women
Tone refers to...
your overall attitude toward your subject.
Which of the following is not true of Louisa May Alcott?
"The Death of a Soldier" was a part of the story collection Little Women.
Generally speaking, what is the fewest number of sources you should use for an essay?
3
The conclusion of your essay should...
All of the above
Guided clustering adds what to the basic clustering process?
a few rules
Academic essays...
all of these.
Advertisers frequently use rhetorical _________ in their advertisements.
appeals
Which of the following is not a form of non-written essay?
artistic essay
When your reader reaches your conclusion, your paper should...
be able to stand on the strength of the evidence or rhetoric you've used throughout the paper.
Transitions at the beginning and end of paragraphs can "________" ideas.
bridge
Groups of connections on an idea map are called _________.
clusters
What are some features of informal language? (choose all that apply)
contractions, slang, simple word choice
Allison Howard's essay, "A South African Storm," is written in ______ person.
first
You should read your paper as if you're reading it for the _____ time.
first
A descriptive outline is loosely based on the concept of __________.
freewriting
An idea circle is a form of ____________.
group clustering
The introduction of your essay should...
introduce the main idea of the essay and capture the interest of the reader.
A body paragraph should start by doing which of the following?
introducing a sub-topic
You construct your credibility through which of the following methods? (choose all that apply)
language, tone, credibility
Which kind of appeal is an appeal to your audience's logic and reasoning?
logos
A persuasive essay will always...
make an argument.
Frederick Douglass' use of the pronoun "we" works as what kind of appeal?
pathos
Which of the following is NOT typical of academic essays?
posted to social media
Allison Howard's essay, "A South African Storm," is written entirely in _______ tense.
present
After the first sentence of your conclusion, you should...
review your main points.
Which of the following work as appeals to logos? (choose all that apply)
statistics, organization
Apartheid ended in South Africa in ______.
the 1990s
What text did Frederick Douglass use to teach fellow slaves to read?
the Bible
Which of the following helped the essay gain more popularity in the 1960s?
the advent of New Journalism
The fictionalization of "The Death of a Soldier" led it to be a narrative essay because...
the focus on theme and character is more prominently emphasized here than it was in her original letter.
Before Susan B. Anthony was on trial for illegally voting in the presidential election, she gave a speech for...
the right of women's suffrage.
Idea circles work best when you have a ____________.
time limit
Why did Douglass use the term "knowledge is power?"
to connect this commonly unquestioned principle to his own argument
What is the function of the first sentence of a body paragraph? (Choose all that apply)
to relate the paragraph back to the thesis, to introduce the paragraph's sub-topic
Philip Morris responded to troubling lung cancer studies by...
using doctor testimonials.
Choose all that apply: Outlines allow you to...
visualize the structure of your paper, adjust the order in which you cover the subtopics of your thesis, adjust the logical flow of your argument.
Which of the following are included in the six journalistic questions? (Choose all that apply)
who, how, what, when
Choose all that apply: If you use a rhetorical question to open your essay, you should be sure that...
you answer it in the next sentence, the reader can assume the correct answer to the question.
A narrative essay will have a structure similar to a...
Short story
In Susan B. Anthony's speech, she shows that inalienable rights are applied to people as a whole and not simply men by using which document(s)?
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
While it is often thought of as primarily being a structural tool, outlining can also help break down your main idea into its _______________.
component parts
What term describes "a free-associative exercise that involves writing, for a set amount of time, whatever comes into your head?"
freewriting
What term describes "a writing exercise where one will write, for a given amount of time, whatever comes to one's head, without regard for grammar, punctuation, or topic?"
freewriting
What is the function of the final sentence of a body paragraph? (Choose all that apply)
to transition into the next paragraph, to restate the sub-topic
The development of an essay is often referred to as the true _____ of writing.
work
