No Compromise with Slavery

26. How does the author connect the idea of democracy to the issue of slavery in paragraph 4?

• A. by comparing the policies toward slavery in various parts of the country

• B. by detailing limits that must be imposed nationally in order to preserve freedom

• C. by suggesting that governmental institutions have failed in their essential functions

• D. by providing the sequence of events that allowed wholesale slave ownership in the country

27. The following question has two parts.

First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A Which idea can be inferred from the information in the passage?

• A. If slave owners can justify their need for slaves, Garrison supports its limited use.

• B. Garrison believes that supporters of slavery act to maintain their own selfish desires.

• C. Before giving his speech, Garrison had not spoken to anyone about the issue of slavery.

• D. Garrison believes that slavery has elevated some slave owners to behave more humanely.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part B Which quotation supports the answer in Part A?

• A. “Those who wish me to be mute on the subject of slavery, unless I will open my mouth in its defense, ask me to lie to my profession, to my humanity, and to stain my soul.” (paragraph 1)

• B. “I refuse to be a liar or a hypocrite to accommodate any party, to escape any peril, to save any interest, or to preserve any institution.” (paragraph 1)

• C. “Convince me that one man may rightfully make another man his slave, and I will no longer subscribe to the beliefs embedded within the Declaration of Independence.” (paragraph 2)

• D. “If other men choose to behave like animals, I choose to stand erect, as all men were made to stand.” (paragraph 2)

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

28. Read the sentences below from paragraph 3.

Every slave is a stolen man; every slaveholder is a man stealer. By no example, no law, no compact, no purchase, no inheritance, no combination of circumstances, is slaveholding right or justifiable.

How do these sentences help the author to develop his argument?

• A. by describing the crimes committed by various slaveholders

• B. by describing the procedure used by slaveholders to defend their position

• C. by using sentence structure to emphasize the idea that slave ownership is lawless

• D. by using order of importance to outline the events that led to the practice of slavery

28. Read the sentence below from paragraph 3.

Every slave is a stolen man; every slaveholder is man stealer. By no example, no law, no compact, no purchase, no inheritance, no combination of circumstances, is slaveholding right or justifiable.

How do these sentences help the author to develop his argument?

• A. by describing the crimes committed by various slaveholders

• B. by describing the procedure used by slaveholders to defend their position

• C. by using sentence structure to emphasize the idea that slave ownership is lawless

• D. by using order of importance to outline the events that led to the practice of slavery

29. Select two phrases that explain how Garrison develops the central idea.

• by restating the definition of a slaveholder

• by asserting the immorality of slave owners

• by describing the function of the court system

• by identifying himself as an advocate of commerce

• by advocating the essential guarantee of human rights for all

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

31. How does the author use rhetoric to support his view toward human rights in paragraph 1?

• A. He uses satire to compare himself to other free men.

• B. He uses irony to ridicule the founding documents of the country

• C. He uses understatement to defend against the numerous proponents of slavery.

• D. He uses authoritative language to demonstrate his firm stance on the issue of slavery

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

32. Read the sentence below from paragraph 2.

My fanaticism is that I insist on the American people either abolishing slavery or ceasing to babble on about the rights of man.

In the sentence, the phrase [CHOICE 1] could replace the phrase babble on without changing its connotation.

• murmer secretly

• chatter, insincerely

• converse seriously

• remark occasionally

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

32. Read the sentence below from paragraph 2. My fanaticism is that I insist on the American people either abolishing slavery or ceasing to babble on about the rights of man.

Garrison’s use of the phrase helps to convey a [CHOICE 2] tone.

• diplomatic

• disdainful

• forgiving

• remorseful

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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

33. Read the sentence below from paragraph 1.

Those who wish me to be mute on the subject of slavery, unless I will open my mouth in its defense, ask me to lie to my profession, to my humanity, and to stain my soul.

Which idea does the phrase to stain my soul emphasize?

• a threat to his morality

• a desire to modify his beliefs

• a need to defend his position

• a determination to answer his critics

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3