Declaration of Sentiments:Study Guide

"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." Which of the following best paraphrases the main idea of the above statement?

Husbands have more power over women than government or the rule of law.

All EXCEPT ONE of the following give a reason for why the "Declaration of Sentiment's" resemblance to "The Declaration of Independence" is an ethos appeal

It proves a point

"He has usurped the prerogative of Jehovah himself, claiming it as his right to assign for her a sphere of action, when that belongs to her conscience and to her God." Which of the following best paraphrases the main idea of the above statement?

It should be up to God and women alone to determine a woman's role in society, not men.

Why is the use of the phrase "family of man" (paragraph 1) a pathos appeal?

Its purpose is to evince feelings about the connectedness of all humans

What is meant when women are referred to as "an irresponsible being"? (paragraph 11)'

That women are not considered capable of having rights

Why do the writers end with a passage describing what opposition they are likely to face?

They want to show their dedication to their cause

Which of the following sentences best summarizes the argument put forth in this tract?

Women are not afforded the same inalienable rights and privileges that are granted to other U.S. citizens, but they should be.

This text would likely be presented at

a feminist's convention

Based on the reading, the laws of nature, or the Creator, deem that

all humans are created equal

The purpose of this text is to

demand equal rights for women

"He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of which she had no voice." A good synonym for compelled in this sentence would be ______________.

forced

The authors' tone can be best described as

formal

We can infer from paragraph 2 that the authors believe that

government has not fostered equal rights for women

"He allows her in church, as well as state, but a subordinate position, claiming apostolic authority for her exclusion from the ministry, and, with some exceptions, from any public participation in the affairs of the church? A good synonym for subordinate in this sentence would be _______________.

inferior

The purpose of paragraph 1 is to

justify the declaration

The "he" section of sentiments in paragraph 3

lists injustices inflicted upon women

The "resolved" section in paragraph 4

lists resolutions for women's rights

"He" is a pronoun repeatedly used in this tract. It refers to ______________.

men

All EXCEPT ONE of the following are injustices toward women

no right to marry

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a grievance committed by man against women?

none of the above

18. The central claim or thesis is located in

paragraph 20

PRIMARILY, What kind of appeal is the list of offenses against women?

pathos

This text is most likely a/an

political treatise

Which of the following is used in the first paragraph of "Declaration of Sentiments"?

statement of intent

In resolution #12, the use of the words ("her brother")

that the authors have good will toward men

"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; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights governments are instituted, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." Which of the following words or phrases in the above quote was NOT written in the original Declaration of Independence?

women

In paragraph 1, the "one portion of the family of man" is suggestively referring to ____________.

women