Revolution Test Study Guide
Honors English 10
Directions: Answer the following questions on your own paper.
(Declaration of Independence)
1. Why did Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
2. What does Jefferson mean by “We hold these truths to be self-evident?
3. Define parallelism. Give an example.
4. Define the following vocabulary terms: usurpation, endeavor, tenure, rectitude
(from Poor Richard’s Almanack)
1. What is the primary purpose of Franklin’s aphorisms?
2. What does Franklin mean by, “Well done is better than well said”?
3. What does Franklin mean by, “Fish and visitors smell in three days”?
(from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin)
1. What is Franklin’s purpose in writing about his journey to Philadelphia?
2. Define the following vocabulary terms: ingenious, infidels, mortification
(from Speech to the Second Virginia Convention)
1. Why does Patrick Henry say that he feels compelled to speak out?
2. Define rhetorical question.
3. Define figurative language
4. List the ways Henry and others have tried to obtain their liberty from the British.
5. What does Henry use for his extended metaphor?
6. Define the following vocabulary terms: arduous, insidious, subjugation, spurn
(from The Crisis, No. 1)
1. Summarize this work in one sentence.
2. What does Paine mean by “These are the times that try men’s souls”?
3. What kind of person is “the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot”?
4. What does Paine mean when he quotes “show your faith by your works” from the Book of James in the Bible?
5. Define the following vocabulary terms: resolution, petrified, hypocrisy, exploit
(from Abigail Adams letters)
1. What is Adams’s main purpose in the letter to John Adams and in the letter to her daughter?
2. Define the following vocabulary terms: deprived, extricate, accommodate, recourse
You should also be prepared to read passages from each work and draw conclusions about the passage, so it is a good idea to review the works prior to the test.
Revolution Test Study Guide
Honors English 10
Directions: Answer the following questions on your own paper.
(Declaration of Independence)
5. Why did Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence?
6. What does Jefferson mean by “We hold these truths to be self-evident?
7. Define parallelism. Give an example.
8. Define the following vocabulary terms: usurpation, endeavor, tenure, rectitude
(from Poor Richard’s Almanack)
4. What is the primary purpose of Franklin’s aphorisms?
5. What does Franklin mean by, “Well done is better than well said”?
6. What does Franklin mean by, “Fish and visitors smell in three days”?
(from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin)
3. What is Franklin’s purpose in writing about his journey to Philadelphia?
4. Define the following vocabulary terms: ingenious, infidels, mortification
(from Speech to the Second Virginia Convention)
7. Why does Patrick Henry say that he feels compelled to speak out?
8. Define rhetorical question.
9. Define figurative language
10. List the ways Henry and others have tried to obtain their liberty from the British.
11. What does Henry use for his extended metaphor?
12. Define the following vocabulary terms: arduous, insidious, subjugation, spurn
(from The Crisis, No. 1)
6. Summarize this work in one sentence.
7. What does Paine mean by “These are the times that try men’s souls”?
8. What kind of person is “the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot”?
9. What does Paine mean when he quotes “show your faith by your works” from the Book of James in the Bible?
10. Define the following vocabulary terms: resolution, petrified, hypocrisy, exploit
(from Abigail Adams letters)
3. What is Adams’s main purpose in the letter to John Adams and in the letter to her daughter?
4. Define the following vocabulary terms: deprived, extricate, accommodate, recourse
You should also be prepared to read passages from each work and draw conclusions about the passage, so it is a good idea to review the works prior to the test.