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Crisis, No. 1
Paine argues that the best way to
defeat the British is for ___.
The troops of all the states
to join together in the fight.
By comparing the British king to
a thief and a housebreaker, Paine
suggests that ___.
The British are trying to take
what is not theirs.
In his conclusion, how does Pain
intend to inspire his readers?
Pointing out the strengths of the
Colonial army.
When Pain says, “though the
flame of liberty may sometimes
cease to shine, the coal can never
expire,” he is using analogy to
suggest ___.
Liberty is a persistent, core virtue
Whom doe Paine label a “sottish,
stupid, stubborn, worthless,
brutish man”?
The king of England.
Jefferson states that the king has
established tyranny over the
Colonies. What does he use to
back up this statement?
Lists several specific actions of
the king.
Why was the passage
condemning Britain’s
involvement in the African slave
trade struck out of the original
Declaration of Independence?
Two states wanted to continue
importing slaves.
Jefferson believes it is important
to show how the original version
of the Declaration of
Independence was amended
because ___.
He wants people to know the
framers’ intentions—both what
they included and what they did
not.
In the opening paragraphs, whom
does Thomas Jefferson refer to as
“pusillanimous”?
Anyone who will not sign the
Declaration.
In the Declaration of
Independence, the words
“governments long established
should not be changed for light
and transient causes” and their
supporting passages suggest that
___.
The overthrow of a government
is only justified by serious
causes.
Abigail stuck a needle into her
stomach in order to ___.
Accuse Elizabeth Proctor of
witchcraft.
When Abigail says to Danforth,
“Think you be so mighty that the
power of Hell may not turn your
wits? Beware of it!” she is…
Using her power to threaten him.
At first, Mary Warren enjoys her
role in court because she __.
Likes the power and status she
has in the village.
Why is there tension between
Elizabeth Proctor and her
husband?
John had an adulterous affair.
Goody Osburn will hang, but
Sarah good will not because __.
Sarah Good confessed, but
Goody Osburn did not.
What is Parris’s real reason for
wanting Proctor saved?
A desire for his own redemption.
Elizabeth Proctor did not tell
Danforth that Abigail was a
harlot because she __.
Wanted to save John’s reputation.
By the end of Act II, Reverend
Hale has begun to worry that…
Perhaps innocent people are being
accused.
Hale denounces the proceedings
of the court because he…
Believes that Parris has
orchestrated the trials.
Giles Corey is arrested because
he refuses to ___.
Name the person who accused
Putnam of grabbing land.
Because Puritans believed that
the arrival of God’s grace was
demonstrated by saintly behavior,
they ___.
Tried to behave in as exemplary a
way as possible.
When historian Francis Jennings
says, “The so-called settlement of
America was a resettlement…,”
he means that ___.
European settlers took over land
that American Indians had
already settled.
Cotton Mather is best
remembered in the annals of
science as the ___.
Experimenter who began a public
campaign for inoculation against
smallpox.
Different worldviews underlie the
Native American literary
tradition and the Western
tradition. Which type of conflict
best describes the difference?
Cycles versus linear progression
What is Edward’s purpose in
delivering his sermon?
Jolt his congregation into
mending their ways and seeking
salvation.