English 3 quiz 3
As expressed by Lincoln, what are two central ideas in this sentence from this paragraph?"If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a living God always ascribe to Him?"
Slavery is an inevitability continued or discontinued at God's will, and God's power must be honored even when punishment causes suffering.
Which Amendment to the Constitution was finally ratified, enfranchising all American women and declaring for the first time that they, like men, deserve all the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
19th Amendment
What was the Women's Suffrage Movement?
A decades-long fight to win the right to vote for women in the United States
What is one of the main ideas of The Story of an Hour?
A woman discovers she has felt burdened by her marriage and looks forward to living independently of her husband.
Who was Ella Baker?
Civil rights activist committed to economic justice for all people
What is the best definition of "illumination"?
Clarity or understanding, enlightenment
What is the meaning of "deprecated" as it is used in the text below?"Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish, and the war came."
Expressed disapproval of
What happened at Seneca Falls during the Women's Suffrage Movement?
In 1848, a group of abolitionist activists, mostly women, but some men, gathered in Seneca Falls, New York to discuss the problem of women's rights
According to information in paragraph 1, what change does Lincoln claim has occurred between his First and Second Inaugural Address? "Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. The progress of our arms, upon which all else chiefly depends, is as well known to the public as to myself; and it is, I trust, reasonably satisfactory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured."
In the First Inaugural Address he proposes a plan for the nation, and in the Second Inaugural Address he references the progress of war in the nation.
What is the best definition to describe "The United Nations"?
International organization composed of independent states brought together to encourage diplomacy and peace between various countries. The UN is also in charge of maintaining treaty obligations and ensuring that countries included in the organization obey international laws.
All of these are considered universal human rights except:
The right to bear arms
What is the best definition of "interdependence"?
The state of being dependent on one another
The Story of an Hour uses imagery to describe the world outside Mrs. Mallard's bedroom window: "the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life" and "patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds". What do you think the outside world might symbolize in Mrs. Mallard's life?
These descriptions of nature symbolize freedom and possibility in Mrs. Mallard's life and perhaps an "awakening" from her grief or her repressed life as a married woman. These images also suggest that Mrs. Mallard's yearning for freedom is something natural.
How does Lincoln most closely end the Second Inaugural Address, as noted in the section below? "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations."
With a request to the nation to focus on healing
Human rights are universal and apply to everybody no matter where they live.
Yes, human rights are the same for everybody
What is the best definition of "servitude"?
a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
What is the best definition of "bias"?
an inclination of temperament or outlook, an instance of such prejudice
What is the best definition of "inclusiveness"?
broad in orientation or scope
In The Story of an Hour, what might Mrs. Mallard's ailment symbolize?
her unhappiness and troubling emotions
What is the best definition of "inalienable"?
incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred
