Quest for Justice Unit Test

The purpose of the Declaration of Independence would best be considered:

• to show how bad a king King George was
• to announce separation from Britain
• to further enrage Britain to cause war
• to prove America's ability to stand alone

The list of grievances of the Declaration of Independence is meant to

• explain the purpose of the document
• declare indpendence from Britain
• describe the way the colonists felt oppressed
• prove how they tried to make things right

The preamble to the Declaration of Independence is meant to

• explain the purpose of the document
• declare indpendence from Britain
• describe the way the colonists felt oppressed
• prove how they tried to make things right

The "attempts to reconcile" section of the Declaration of Independence is meant to

• explain the purpose of the document
• declare indpendence from Britain
• describe the way the colonists felt oppressed
• prove how they tried to make things right

From whose perspective is the Declaration of Independence written?

• British citizens who were angry at their own government
• American citizens who were against war with Britain
• British soldiers who wanted to find peace with American colonies
• American Separationists who wanted freedom from Britain

"And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,/Gaze at him with a spectral glare/As if they already stood aghast/At the bloody work they would look upon." This stanza from Longfellow's poem is an example of which literary element?

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Personification
• Metaphor

"...struck out by steed flying fearless and fleet..." In Longfellow's poem, the literary device most prominently exemplified is

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Allusion
• Metaphor

What is significant about when Longfellow wrote "Paul Revere's Ride"?

• He wrote it just as the US was about to be involved in another war.
• He wrote it before Paul Revere took his actual ride through the colonial streets.
• He got the poem published right after the famous ride occurred.
• He wrote it long after anyone knew who Paul Revere was.

Which of the following is a sound device that Longfellow uses most frequently to create a melodic rhythm to his poem?

• allusion
• simile
• alliteration
• personification

The purpose of the Gettysburg Address would best be considered:

• to express concern for the war and demand an end to it
• to honor the dead and express need for change
• to worship the grounds and mourn the lost
• to praise the battle and honor the soldiers who won