Lincoln's Speech on Slavery

What is the best definition of "domestic" as it is used in the first paragraph?

• foreign or international

• existing inside of a country

• a person who helps household tasks

• a product not made abroad

What does Lincoln think is the difference between slaves and hired laborers?

• Hired laborers have the possibility to progress, but slaves cannot.

• Hired laborers are often aristocrats, but slaves are not.

• Hired laborers have to work for 25 years, but slaves work for their entire lives.

• Hired laborers no longer exist today, but slaves do.

Which of the following can be substituted for "durable" in the second paragraph?

• hard

• weak

• flimsy

• long-lasting

Which of the following statements best summarizes Lincoln's opinions on labor?

• The South should start to rely less on unskilled laborers.

• Those who are richest should be forced to do the most labor.

• Labor is a burden that all people should have to deal with.

• Labor is the only way to improve the condition of slaves.

Lincoln believes that hope...

• is necessary to encourage slaves to rebel.

• will make slaves more willing to accept their punishments.

• is not necessary for happiness.

• makes workers far more productive.

Which of the following best describes the central idea of the speech?

• Free labor is preferable to slavery because it costs less money to pay a laborer than to house a slave.

• Free labor is preferable to slavery because it allows for equality in society.

• Free labor is actually a new form of slavery that does not allow laborers to reach equality.

• Free labor is not as productive or cost-effective as slavery, but it is morally right.

Which of the following best describes the meaning of "substituted hope for the rod?" (4)

• given hope to slaves who want to be free

• made free laborers hopeful they will no longer be beaten

• replaced hope with the threat of violence

• replaced the threat of violence with hope

What primary method does Lincoln use to appeal to readers to make his argument against slavery?

• Logos: He appeals to readers sense logic and reason

• Ethos: He uses his authority and expertise to appeal to readers.

• Pathos: He appeals to readers' emotions.

• Allusion: He references God to appeal to the religious morals of his readers/listeners.

Which phrase from the text best supports Lincoln's rhetorical appeal?

• "Twenty-five years ago I was a hired laborer" (2).

• “Originally a curse for transgression upon the whole race, when, as by slavery, it is concentrated on a part only, it becomes the double-refined curse of God upon his creatures” (3) .

• “The power of hope upon human exertion and happiness is wonderful" (4)

• “The slave whom you cannot drive with the lash to break seventy-five pounds of hemp in a day, if you will task him to break a hundred, and promise him pay for all he does over, he will break you and hundred and fifty” (4) .

What is Lincoln's tone in this speech?

• threatening

• concerned

• apathetic

• logical