Summer Week 1 Junior Test

What claim does Patrick Henry make about British actions?

• the British are preparing for war

• the British are evil

• the British are excellent rulers

• the British must be supported

What opposing view does Patrick Henry anticipate?

• colonists are too religious to revolt

• colonists are happy with British rule

• colonists are too loyal to the king

• colonists are too weak to fight

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How did the British respond to the colonists complaints?

• they dropped a bomb on the colonies

• they immediately changed how they were governing

• they ignored the complaints

• they held a meeting to discuss the complaints

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Patrick Henry uses the phrase "betrayed with a kiss". This is_____.

• a metaphor

• personification

• a biblical allusion

• a common colonist saying

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Parallelism is a form of repetition in which a grammatical pattern is repeated. In The Declaration of Independence, the word HE is repeated. Who does HE refer to?

• God

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• the king

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In lines 19–22 of The Declaration of Independence, Jefferson suggests that rebellion against an unjust leader is an obligation. Why does he do this?

• to persuade the colonists

• to frighten the colonists

• to seem powerful

• to fool the colonists

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The Declaration of Independence claims that governments derive their “just powers from the consent of the governed.” What does this claim mean?

• governments are all powerful

• citizens get their power from the government

• the government gets its power from the citizens

• its a metaphor

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What rights are specified in The Declaration of Independence?

• liberty, freedom & the pursuit of knowledge

• life, love & the pursuit God

• life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness

• life, respect & the pursuit of money

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How does this first section of Thanatopsis reflect ideas associated with romanticism?

• romantic views of humans

• romantic views of love

• romantic views of nature

• romantic views of religion

In A Psalm of Life, the speaker to, "Not be like dumb, driven cattle!" What does this mean?

• always follow the crowd

• there's safety in numbers

• think for yourself

• if everyone thinks a certain way, it must be correct

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9