American Literature Unit 3 Test

Who was also called an "ungodly Puritan" because of his values and theology?

• Patrick Henry

• Phillis Wheatley

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Who best personified the American Dream?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Paine

• Phillis Wheatley

What chiefly inspired Benjamin Franklin to write "The Autobiography"?

• the desire to record circumstances of his life for his posterity

• the desire to unburden himself of many memories that haunted him

• the hope that the book would make a substantial profit

• the hope that it would add to his popularity

According to "The Autobiography", Benjamin Franklin accepted each of the following principles of religion except

• that the soul is immortal

• that "crime will be punished, and virtue rewarded" in this life or the next

• that God exists and created the world

• that Jesus Christ lives, died, and was resurrected

In "The Autobiography", Benjamin Franklin emphasizes each of the following virtues in his plan for moral perfection except

• silence

• obedience

• cleanliness

• moderation

Who famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

• Patrick Henry

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

In "Give me Liberty," "Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss" exemplifies

• parallelism

• antithesis

• rhetorical questioning

• allusion

"They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other" is an example of

• allusion

• parallelism

• antithesis

• metaphor

How did Patrick Henry's speech, "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" end?

• calmly

• passionately

• apathetically

• angrily

What event inspired Thomas Paine to write the first and most famous of "The American Crisis" papers?

• an attack on his home by British soldiers

• an attack on his business by Tories

• a colonial defeat in the first major battle of the war

• a personal visit from General Washington