Language Arts

When paine compares America's relationship with England to the bondage of slavery, to what emotion is he appealing? a. anger b joy c happiness d hope

a anger

What is the main point of Paine's essay? a. The time for armed struggle is over b. Colonists who support Britain are weak and cowardly. c. The king of Britain is a fool d. The colonists must endure

a. The time for armed struggle is over

What general observation does Paine express in the statement, "What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly? a. When something is hard to do, the achievement will be less rewarding b. If you gain something too easily, it will not seem that important to you. c. Those who are wealthy can afford to be choosy. d. When your cause is just, there is no reason not to purse it to the end.

b. If you gain something to easily, it will not seem that important to you.

The speaker's tone might be best described as: a. relaxed and honest. b. impassioned and authoritative c. complex and vague d. sarcastic and negative e. argumentative and vengeful

b. impassioned and authoritative

What is Jefferson's main form of persuasion in the Declaration of Independence? a. He has an unusual view of how government should work. b. He understands that the colonists should explain their actions. c. He offers a list of colonists' complaints against the British King d. He asks colonists to contribute their fortune to the cause.

c. He offers a list of colonists' complaints against the British King.

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence is charged, or filled with emotion? a. for the public good b. without consent c. death, desolation and tyranny d. in the most humble of terms

c. death, desolation and tyranny

Which of the below describes Henry's writing strategy in the following passage? "We have petitioned, we have remonstrated, we have supplicated we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition." a. allusion b rhetorical question c. parallel structure d. imagery

c. parallel structure

The main purpose of Henry's speech is to a. convince the colonists that Britain will not fight. b. maintain peace in America at all costs c. persuade the colonists to enter into war against Britain d. persuade his audience that Henry would make a good president

c. persuade the colonists to enter into war against Britain

Read the two lines below from The speech at the Virginia convention and determine which literary device they both contain: -Suffer not yourselves (gentlemen) to be betrayed with a kiss -We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts a. personification b. extended metaphor c. simile d. allusion

d. allusion