Declaration of Sentiments/ Speech to the AERA Quiz

Which sentence from "Declaration of Sentiments" best states the claim of the selection?

• Such has been the patient sufferance of the women under this government, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to demand the equal station, to which they are entitled. (paragraph 2)

• Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides. (paragraph 7)

• He has created a false public sentiment, by giving to the world a different code of morals for man and woman, by which moral delinquencies which exclude women from society, are not only tolerated but deemed of little account when committed by man. (paragraph 17)

• In entering upon the great work before us, we anticipate no small amount of misconception, misrepresentation and ridicule; but we shall use every instrumentality within our power to effect our object. (paragraph 21)

Mark the box that matches each description to the appropriate selection. Descriptions may apply to both selections.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Read paragraph 2 of "Declaration of Sentiments." Which persuasive technique does the author rely on to argue her point?

• Anecdote

• Repetition

• Emotional appeal

• Ethical appeal

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author's purpose in "Declaration of Sentiments" is to —

• entertain her readers with a humorous parody

• inform her readers about how women are oppressed

• persuade her readers that women deserve equal rights

• convince her readers to rebel against the government

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which persuasive technique does Stanton use in paragraphs 4–10 of "Declaration of Sentiments," and to what effect?

• Anaphora, repeating a sequence of words to emphasize her message

• Hyperbole, exaggerating statements about men to emphasize her message

• Allusion, referencing individuals who are responsible for women’s inequality

• Parallelism, repeating the same exact idea to support her thesis statement

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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

Which sentence from paragraph 2 of 'Speech to the American Equal Rights Association' best supports the author's purpose for the speech?

• I have been forty years a slave and forty years free, and would be here forty years more to have equal rights for all.

• I suppose I am kept here because something remains for me to do; I suppose I am yet to help to break the chain.

• I have done a great deal of work; as much as a man, but did not get so much pay.

• It is a good consolation to know that when we have got this battle fought we shall not be coming to you any more.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of 'Speech to the American Equal Rights Association.' 'There is a great stir about colored men getting their rights, but not a word about the colored women; and if colored men get their rights, and not colored women theirs, you see the colored men will be masters over the women, and it will be just as bad as it was before.' This sentence is effective because it appeals to the —

• emotions of the men in the audience

• audience's sense of logic regarding the issue

• wishes of the members of the audience

• audience's beliefs concerning right and wrong

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read these sentences about 'Declaration of Sentiments.' 'Elizabeth Cady Stanton alludes to the Declaration of Independence. She presents a rational argument. Her argument includes numerous examples of injustice.' Which sentence below most effectively combines the sentences?

• The Declaration of Independence, alluded to by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is presented with numerous examples in a rational argument of injustice.

• Alluding to the Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Cady Stanton presents a rational argument that includes numerous examples of injustice.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton alludes to the Declaration of Independence, presents a rational argument, and her argument includes numerous examples of injustice.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton alludes to the Declaration of Independence, she presents a rational argument, and her argument includes numerous examples of injustice.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the effect of the allusion used in the first two paragraphs of "Declaration of Sentiments"?

• It establishes the Declaration as a foundational document in American history.

• It compares the quest for women’s rights to other movements, such as abolitionism.

• It suggests that women are not accorded the rights under which the nation was founded.

• It illustrates that women are as important to government and society as men are.

Draw a line from each excerpt to the response it is most likely meant to draw from its audience.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3