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1. Jonathan Edwards is a religious man.
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Answer: True
2. Jonathan Edwards graduated from Havard•
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Answer: False, graduated from Yale
3. Jonathan Edwards was born in the time of
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the Great Awakening
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Answer: True
4. Jonathan Edwards was named the
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president of the College of New Jersey
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Answer: True
5. Edwards did not believe in the value of
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Independent intellect.
Answer: False, he did believe in it.
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6. Olaudah Edquiano was born into
slavery.
Answer: False, he was taken at age 11.
7. He was never seperated from his
sister.
Answer: False, he was seperated.
8. Olaudah Equiano purchased his own
freedom in 1766.
Answer: True
9. He married an African American
woman.
Answer: false, he married a white
American woman.
10. At the end of his life, he referred
himself as “The African.
Answer: True
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11. Patrick Henry is said to have grabbed an •
ivory letter opener and plunged it towards his
chest.
Answer: True
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12. Henry has always been successful.
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Answer: false, he never succeeded in anything •
13. Henry was chosen to represent his region in
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the Virginia House of Burgesses
Answer: True
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14. He never accompanied his mother to the •
hear the sermons of the traveling preacher
during the Great Awakening.
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Answer: False, he did.
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15. He was born in a religious family.
Answer: True
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16. Washington Irving did not sign his real
name in his work until he was over the age
of 50.
Answer: True
17. Irving was from New York.
Answer: True
18. He found inspiration in his British
Romantics.
Answer: False, German Romantics
19. Irving never developed a literary voice
of his own.
Answer: False, he did.
20. Irving borrowed openly from a
European past.
Answer: True
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1.Edwards became known for his extremism
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as a pastor.
2. Patrick Henry gave his speech in British •
Parliament.
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False he gave his speech in the Virginia House
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3.Irving created the comic fictional narrator•
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4. The sketch Book carried Irving to the •
summit of international success.
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5. Irving stopped writing fiction altogether •
because his book Tales of a traveler had much
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unfavorable reviews.
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6. In 1815, Irving was sent to Europe by his•
father after the failing overseas branch of
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their business.
False He was sent to England.
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7. Irving was from England.
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False He was from New York City
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8.Edwards became known for his extremism as a pastor.
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9.The Great Awakening began at a time when enthusiasm
for the old puritan religion was declining.
True
10.Edwards was named vice president of the college of
New Jersey.
False he was name president not vice
11. Edwards relocated to the remote Mohican community
of stock bridge.
True
12.Edwards entered Yale when he was only 16.
False he entered at age 13 not 16.
13.Patrick Henry was killed by the British red coats over
his speech.
False he killed himself
14. Patrick Henry’s famous quote was Life, Liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.
False his famous quote was Give me Liberty or give me
death
15. One of Patrick Henry’s Speech was given against the
stamp act.
True
16. Patrick Henry’s speech ignited the revolutionary war.
True
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Who is Edwards targeting in his sermon?
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People who believed in God.
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The unconverted persons
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The sinners
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Natural men
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Answer: B
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2. In paragraph five, the first sentence “Your
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wickedness makes you as it were heavy as•
lead,” what does this simile means?
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A. To inform people that God is protecting
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B Hell is waiting for them.
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C. God loves people who do bad things.
D. To tell people that the more bad things•
they do, the greater chance of them going to
hell.
Answer: D
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3. What is Henry trying to persuade?
a. To go to war with the British
b. Stop all connections with the British
c. Let Britain take their time on peace terms
d. All of the above
Answer: A
4. What is Henrys main idea?
A .The British are ready to compromise.
B. They should have peace with the British
C. The Colonists are mistaken in the thinking
the British are ready to compromise.
D. the colonist should go to war with the
British
Answer: C
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5. What is the central message of the
sermon?
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A. There is no hope salvation
B. The only hope for salvation is in good
deeds
C. The only hope for salvation is through
Christian rebirth
D. Sinners can save their soul through
constant prayer
Answer: C
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6. What experience does this portion of •
Equiano's slave narrative describe?
A. the loss of African cultural traditions
B. the fight to abolish slavery
C. the observations of a slave merchant
D. the horrors slaves faced on transatlantic
voyages
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Answer: D
7. What was Equiano's main purpose in
writing The Interesting Narrative?
A. to entertain readers with dramatic episodes
in his life
B. to sway public opinion about slavery
C. to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
D. to provide detailed information on 18thcentury sea travel
Answer: B
8. The story suggests that after Tom makes his
deal with the devil, Tom's name is recorded
A. in an account book.
B. on a tree in the swamp
C. on the handle of the devil's ax.
D. on the devil's forehead.
Answer: B
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9. What is supposed to be hidden under one
of the big trees beside the inlet? Why is that
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a good hiding place?
heavy...
A. a skull; no one will look there
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B. Indian gold; it’s supposed to be cursed
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C. a silver teapot; it’s far away from any town
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D. Kidd’s treasure; it’s near a Indian ruin said
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to have hosted human sacrifices
Answer: D
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10. What does this quote mean, "The waters
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are constantly rising, and waxing more and eye when Equiano arrived on the coast?
more mighty.."
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A. God has more wrath to throw upon you• B. barrels
B. your sins are piling up and so Gods angry
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is increasing
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C. everyday hell is getting hotter
• Answer: C
D. the waves of the ocean is getting higher
Answer: B
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13. Who is the large man that Tom is talking
to?
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A. merchant
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B. the Devil
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C. Old Scratch
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D. a ghost
Answer: C
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14. What was left of Tom's wife?
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A. she disappeared into another dimension
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B. all Tom can find of her is her heart and
liver in her apron tied to a tree
C. she turned into an old lady that does not
remember who Tom is
D. a white beautiful swan and she can never
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change back into a human
Answer: B
15. What is Edward comparing god’s wrath
too?
A. An arrow and a spider
B. Himself
C. The devil
D. Sinners
Answer: A
16. How many people does Henry say there is to
fight the Britain’s?
A. None
B. 300
C. 50
D. 3 million
Answer: D
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17. 5. Why did Tom become religious?
A. His wife made him
B. He loved God
C. His dad told him to
D. He was scared of the Devil
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Answer: D
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18. What item in mythology was used in
Patrick Henry’s speech?
A. Kitsune
B. Sirens
C. Odysseus
D. Circe
Answer: B
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19. Throughout Edwards' sermon,
he conveys...
A.) Fear of dying by oneself
B.) Hatred of the Native Americans
C.) Frightening images to induce his
congregation into believing they are vulnerable
to God's wrath
D.) Regret of the past
Answer: C
20. What literary technique does Patrick Henry
use during his speech?
A. Logic and Emotion
B. Irony and metaphor
C. Pun and simile
D. All of the above
Answer: A
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21. Where did he give this speech?
A. Virginia
B. China
C. Under the sea
D. In his backyard
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Answer: A
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22. What is his famous quote?
A. Cats and dogs
B. Give me pie or give me death
C. Nothing useful
D. Give me liberty or give me death
Answer: D
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23. What would Henry give for liberty?
a. his home
b. nothing
c. his friends
d. his life
Answer: D
24. In the last paragraph Equiano makes a very
good point of what?
a. Slavery changes a man, but becomes more
significant to live.
b. No matter what happens stay strong.
c. Life is horrible
d. Both A and B
Answer: D
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25. 1. The preacher ____ conflict between
the crowds.
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A. Blended
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B. Provoked
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C. Advised
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D. Appeased
Answer: B
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26. With the high altitude and stealth of the
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AC130, soldiers knew they had a(n):
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A. Intruder
B. Distraction
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C. Invalid
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D. Vigilant
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Answer: D
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27. 15. For a man who wants complete
dictatorship over his land, he must have
A. Benevolence
B. Compassion
C. Avarice
D. Kindness
Answer: C
28. You got no swag, therefore your argument
is ___.
A. Invalid
B. Overdue
C. Irrelevant
D. Reasonable
Answer: A
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29. “I ask gentlemen, sir , what means this
martial array if not to force us into
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submission?” This is an example of ?
a. logical appeal
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b. emotional appeal
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31. The narrative of olaudah equiano is an
example of a(n)?
a. historical fiction
b. biography
Answer: A
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c. autobiography
30. Which of these is not used in the speech
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to the Virginia convention?
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a. logical
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b. emotional
could ______ her was a tub of chocolate ice
c. persuasion
cream.
d. ethical
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Answer: D
• c. insidious
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Answer: D
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33. Today is just not my day, I am moody
depressed and ________.
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a. melancholy
b. prevalent
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c. avarice
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d. stagnant
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Answer: A
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34. She was ________ to pass the class with
an A+.
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a. resoluted
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b. obliterate
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c. parsimony
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d. superfluous
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Answer: A
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35. As judges in the court, they must not
succumb to any form of _________ from those
being accused.
A. Solace
B. Supplication
C. Adversary
D. Spurned
Answer: B
36. Oladuah had an ___________ bombard his
house when he was 11 years old.
A. Apprehensions
B. Distraction
C. Assailant
D. Alleviate
Answer: C
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37. Wells Fargo has been a very ___
company.
A. Credited
B. Prevalent
C. Precarious
D. Stagnant
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39. "Fried chicken is bad for you," I said as i
ate KFC.
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A. Personification
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B. Metaphor
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C. Irony
Answer: B
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D. Simile
38. No force was able to break through the
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A. Immovable
we have of the moon from up on this hill.." is
an example of:
B. Breakable
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A. Tone
C. Snagged.
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B. Mood
D. Impregnable
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C. Imagery
Answer: D
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D. Rhetorical Question
• Answer: B
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41. What is paralleism?
A.Repeating the sentences, clauses,phrases
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with similar structures
B.Sentences that are not repeating
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C A and B
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D None of the above
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Answer: A
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42. What is another word for word choice?
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A. diction
B. mood
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C. Language
D. Tone
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Answer: A
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43. What creature does Edward compare the
sinner to?
A. Vicious dogs
B. Angry cats
C. Serpents
D. A & C
Answer: C
44. What was the most beautiful in Africa that
Equiano mentioned?
A. Tonmah
B. Tinmah
C. Hanmah
D. Hinah
Answer: B