AP Comp - Declaration of Independence
Authored by Andrew Watrous
English
11th Grade
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This AP-level quiz focuses on the rhetorical analysis of the Declaration of Independence, requiring students to demonstrate mastery of complex literary and rhetorical concepts at the 11th grade level. Students must identify and analyze Aristotelian appeals (ethos, pathos, and logos), recognize sophisticated rhetorical devices such as syllogism, parallel structure, antithesis, and enumeratio, and understand how connotative diction strengthens Jefferson's argument. The quiz demands deep comprehension of the text's structure, including pronoun antecedents, sentence types ranging from simple to complex-compound constructions, and the strategic placement of rhetorical elements throughout the document. Students need extensive knowledge of rhetorical terminology, the ability to distinguish between denotative and connotative language, and skills in close textual analysis to identify specific examples that support broader argumentative strategies. Created by Andrew Watrous, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 11, this quiz serves as an effective formative assessment tool for Advanced Placement English Language and Composition students studying foundational American political rhetoric. The assessment can be used as a review activity following close reading instruction, as homework to reinforce rhetorical analysis skills, or as a warm-up before writing rhetorical analysis essays. Teachers can deploy this quiz to gauge student readiness for AP exam-style questions that require identification of rhetorical strategies and textual evidence. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6 (determining author's point of view and rhetoric) and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.8 (evaluating reasoning and evidence), while supporting AP English Language learning objectives focused on rhetorical analysis and the relationship between author's choices and intended effects on audiences.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Thomas Jefferson utilizes the Aristotelian Appeal of ..., while relying on the ... granted by the attendees of the Continental Congress.
pathos--logos
ethos--pathos
logos--ethos
ethos--logos
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The "unalienable rights" granted by one's creator, according to The Declaration of Independence, are...
"the Laws of Nature and the powers of the earth."
"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
"Nature's God."
"self-evident."
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future society.
The antecedent to "them" and "their" is...
All
Government
mankind
the United States of America.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jefferson employs ... to strengthen his argument against the British Crown.
syllogism and connotative diction
passive voice and anecdotes
diacope and concessions
personification and rhetorical questions
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future society.
The following rhetorical device is present in the above excerpt.
solecism
understatement
litotes
antithesis
parallel structure
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If one was to compose a rhetorical device essay discussing the value of The Declaration of Independence, the following would be crucial to include:
connotative diction, parallel structure, tone, syllogism, logos, enumeratio
denotative diction, parallel structure, tone, logos, pathos, enumeratio
parallel structure, logos, imagery, juxtaposition, syllogism, anecdote
tone, parallel structure, metaphor, connotative diction, logos
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In composing a rhetorical device essay it is imperative to site examples of identified devices. In this case, the parallel structure for The Declaration of Independence is...
In every stage/When
Naturalization of Foreigners/Representation of Legislature
He has/we have
We therefore
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