E3 AP Lang Combined read and grammar ques 2020 CED

What is the main argument presented by the speaker in the excerpt?

• Women should adopt revolutionary methods to gain rights.

• Women are human beings and should not need to argue for their rights.

• Men in the United States do not understand the concept of citizenship.

• Revolutionary methods are necessary to explain why women need rights.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

According to the passage, why does the speaker believe it is necessary to adopt revolutionary methods?

• Because men have failed to recognize women as human beings.

• Because women want to gain political rights.

• Because the speaker wants to present political arguments.

• Because women are well off in America and need to maintain their status.

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What does the speaker imply about the status of women in the context of American society?

• Women are considered equal to men in all respects.

• Women in America do not need to fight for their rights.

• Women are deprived of citizen rights and need to make their case clear.

• Women are already recognized for their contributions to society.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

What rhetorical strategy does the speaker use to emphasize the absurdity of having to argue for women's rights?

• She compares the situation to a man having to argue for his rights.

• She lists the political rights women are fighting for.

• She provides statistical data about women's rights.

• She quotes famous revolutionary leaders.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

According to the text, what is the primary reason for the damage to property mentioned?

• To create general inconvenience for business people

• To express a grievance and push for political change

• To intimidate the government into submission

• To demonstrate irrational behavior

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

What is suggested as the constitutional and practical way of getting a grievance removed?

• Breaking windows and burning letters

• Voting in sufficient numbers to change the legislature

• Submitting to an unjust state of affairs

• Rising up and adopting some of the antiquated means

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

If the men of Hartford were in the position of not being voters, what would they likely do according to the text?

• They would break windows to express their grievances

• They would submit indefinitely to an unjust state of affairs

• They would make a choice of two evils: submit or vote the legislature out

• They would rise up and adopt some of the antiquated means

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following best describes the writer's exigence in the passage?

• The lack of interest among eligible voters in the political process

• The growing trend of using violence to address women's employment concerns

• The limited resources available to women for changing existing power structures

• Widening disparities in the socioeconomic circumstances of American and British women

• Public resentment of the high tax rate imposed by the government

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

In the opening paragraph (lines 1–10), the writer contrasts a hypothetical rhetorical situation with her own primarily to

• illustrate the double standards for men and women in the political realm

• explain why women are more reluctant to adopt revolutionary methods than men

• emphasize the influence of women on democratic culture in the United States

• suggest that American women's civil rights have been eroded in the twentieth century

• highlight the obstacles women encounter when emigrating from other countries

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

In the second paragraph (lines 11–30), which of the following best characterizes the writer's position on the relevance of her topic for American women?

• Because American women are "so well off" [reference: so well off], it is unnecessary for them to adopt the methods described by the writer.

• Because American women are "so well off" [reference: so well off], they have access to methods other than those described by the author.

• By adopting the methods described by the writer, American women have succeeded in winning important civil rights.

• Although the methods described by the writer are best suited for American men, American women could adapt such methods for use in the domestic sphere.

• Although American women are perceived as “well off” [reference: so well off], they should nonetheless consider adopting the methods described by the writer.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.5