Henry & Paine AP Quiz: P.1
Authored by SHANDI GOMEZ
English
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
From this speech, readers can infer that patrick Henry...
Strongly supports John Hancock’s decision
Is submissive to the president
Wants to see the colonists at war with the British
Believes that the war is destined to arrive
Would rather die if the colonists refused to go to war
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of including the rhetorical questions in paragraph 3?
To show that the author is uninformed
To provoke a feeling of despair and urgency
To motivate the British government to fight
To confuse the audience
To question the British government
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Based on Patrick Henry’s speech, which of the following can be inferred about the beliefs of the speaker who spoke before Henry?
He was secretly loyal to the British
He had reservations about declaring independence and wished to remain a part of Britain.
He wanted the colonists to directly attack the British and surprise them.
He believed that the colonists could be successful in the war without intervention from the French.
Both A and B.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following literary devices are used in Patrick Henry’s speech?
I. Biblical Allusions
II. Metaphors
III. Similes
IV. Parallelism
I and II
I, II, IV
I only
II, and IV
III only
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why did Patrick Henry include “ Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned with contempt, from the foot of the throne. In vain…”(Henry 1) in his speech?
To explain the colonist short comings.
To refute any potential counterclaim.
To show that the situation in improving.
To discuss another option to improve their situation.
All of the Above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
“They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?”
From the excerpt above, the author is conveying his message using,
Rhetorical Questions.
Similes
Personification
Anaphora
Both A and D
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.2.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Patrick Henry builds an appeal to ethos by positioning himself as a Christian who follows his religious beliefs and uses plenty of biblical allusions to back it up.
Which rhetorical device is NOT included:
Antithesis
Metaphor
Parallelism
Consonance
Anaphora
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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