Regents Prep ELA 11

The speaker's use of symbolism in lines 10 and 11 serves to represent the:

• achievement of peace
• destruction of nature
• loss of cultural identity
• arrival of new leadership

The details in lines 16 and 17 contribute to the speaker's purpose by:

• presenting a resolution to the conflict
• indicating a reason for the meeting
• emphasizing the need for caution
• explaining the terms of the treaty

Lines 22 through 24 establish a:

• contrast between poverty and wealth
• comparison between family and government
• cause/effect relationship between power and crime
• connection  between responsibility and accountability

In the speech, the Six Nations' uncertainty regarding the status of the Canandaigua Treaty in lines 30 and 31 is based on:

• loss of the Cayuga reservation
• conclusion of a major conflict  
• recent changes in United States leadership
• new hostilities along the frontier

Which statement best clarifies the sentence in lines 8 through 10?

• "We dispense with the usual formality of having your speech again read" (line 5)
• "In the Genesee country we live happy and no one molests us" (line 26)
• "But if he should think the old one valid....we are also willing" (lines 37 and 38)
• "If the President..thinks proper to have it continue as heretofore, we shall not be very uneasy" (lines 40 and 41)

The speaker's attitude in lines 37 and 42 can best be described as:

• uncertain
• compassionate
• sarcastic
• cooperative

The speaker's request in lines 48 and 51 serves to emphasize the Six Nations'

• sense of growing confinement
• adoption of a traditional lifestyle
• rejection of political influence
• desire for fair treatment

Which words from the speech help the reader understand the meaning of "redress" as used in line 54?

• "judge it proper" (line 50)
• "They have made application" (line 53)
• "why should you not pay also" (line 55)
• "they should not be permitted to come" (line 56)

Which purpose of the treaty between the United States and the Six Nations is not referenced in this 1801 speech?

• the need to prevent unlawful acts
• the preservation of the written agreement
• the method of fiscal payments
• the protection of Iroquois lands

The speaker repeats the word "Brother" throughout the speech in order to:

• convey a sense of superiority
• establish a feeling of alliance
• emphasize a common greeting
• suggest a shared history