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WorksheetsRevolutionary Writers Review
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
author?
"The Crisis, Number 1"
"The Crisis, Number 1"
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Olaudah Equiano
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
author?
The Autobiography
The Autobiography
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Olaudah Equiano
d)
Thomas Jefferson
3.
author?
"Poor Richard's Almanack"
"Poor Richard's Almanack"
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Olaudah Equiano
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
author?
"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of... "
"The Interesting Narrative of the Life of... "
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Olaudah Equiano
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
slave narrative
a)
a short saying with a message
b)
to shorten a longer work by putting in own words, but also keeping the main message of the story
c)
an autobiographical work of a captured human.
d)
the autobiography of a purchased human
6.
aphorism
a)
a short saying with a message
b)
to shorten a longer work by putting in own words, but also keeping the main message of the story
c)
an autobiographical work of a captured human.
d)
the autobiography of a purchased human
7.
summarize
a)
a short saying with a message
b)
to shorten a longer work by putting in own words, but also keeping the main message of the story
c)
an autobiographical work of a captured human.
d)
the autobiography of a purchased human
8.
connotation
a)
strong - emotional language
b)
The emotional attachment to a word.
c)
dictionary/literal definition of a word
d)
a persuasive device that target's the audience's feelings
9.
denotation
a)
strong - emotional language
b)
The emotional attachment to a word.
c)
dictionary/literal definition of a word
d)
a persuasive device that target's the audience's feelings
10.
emotional appeal
a)
strong - emotional language
b)
The emotional attachment to a word.
c)
dictionary/literal definition of a word
d)
a persuasive device that target's the audience's feelings
11.
charged words
a)
strong - emotional language
b)
The emotional attachment to a word.
c)
dictionary/literal definition of a word
d)
a persuasive device that target's the audience's feelings
12.
What experiences does this portion of Equiano’s slave narrative describe?
a)
the loss of African cultural traditions
b)
the fight to abolish slavery
c)
the observations of a slave merchant
d)
the horrors slaves faced during The
Middle Passage
13.
What was Equiano’s main purpose in writing The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Equiano?
a)
to entertain readers with dramatic episodes in his life
b)
to sway public opinion about slavery
c)
to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
d)
to provide detailed information on 18th
century sea travel
14.
In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, why did slaves jump off the ship?
a)
They preferred death to slavery.
b)
to sway public opinion about slavery
c)
to contrast life in Africa and life in Barbados
d)
to provide detailed information on 18th century sea travel
15.
What happens to the captives who try to get the extra fish the slave traders caught?
a)
They share fish with other captives.
b)
They devour the fish instantly.
c)
They are caught and flogged.
d)
They are allowed to cook and eat the fish for supper.
16.
What did Equiano’s narrative help abolish (think critically)?
a)
the slave trade
b)
slavery
c)
cruelty from slave owners
d)
none of the above
17.
Where was Equiano first taken after The Middle Passage?
a)
Barbados
b)
North Carolina
c)
Jamaica
d)
South Africa
18.
What general observation does Paine express in the statement, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly”?
a)
When something is hard to do, the achievement is less rewarding.
b)
If you gain something too easily, it will not seem that important to you.
c)
Those who are wealthy can afford to be choosy.
d)
When your cause is just, there is no reason not to pursue it to the end.
19.
When Paine compares America’s relationship with England to the bondage of slavery, to what emotion is he appealing?
a)
anger
b)
joy
c)
happiness
d)
hope
20.
Paine’s primary purpose in saying that “a common murderer, a highwayman, or a housebreaker, has as good a pretense” as the king is to
a)
show how the common criminal is persecuted by the king’s representatives.
b)
emphasize the notion of democracy.
c)
stress the lawlessness of the king’s actions
d)
appeal to his audience’s fear of crime.
21.
What is the main point of Paine’s essay?
a)
The time for armed struggle is over.
b)
Colonists who support Britain are weak and cowardly.
c)
The king of Britain is a fool.
d)
The colonists must endure.
22.
With what does Paine compare America’s war against the British?
a)
murder
b)
all the treasures of the world
c)
a man defending his property
d)
a thief breaking into his house
23.
Paine uses “summer solider” and “sunshine patriot” to refer to
a)
those who support the Revolution only when it is convenient.
b)
revolutionary soldiers who keep their spirits up.
c)
agricultural workers who have joined the revolutionary army.
d)
Tories.
24.
From the Declaration of Independence, what can be inferred about Jefferson’s general attitude toward revolution?
a)
All cases of injustice vindicate a revolution.
b)
People often revolt as their first course of action.
c)
Revolution is a method of last resort.
d)
Revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict.
25.
Jefferson uses the charged word tyrant to characterize the king of Britain. To what emotion does this word appeal?
a)
sorrow
b)
envy
c)
anger
d)
pride
26.
In The Autobiography, why does Franklin assign a week to each of the virtues he is trying to achieve?
a)
He has a limited amount of time to concentrate on his plan.
b)
He hopes the strength he gains each week will spill over into the next.
c)
He does not think that he can focus on more than on virtue at a time.
d)
He likes starting tasks on Monday and completing them on Sunday.
27.
Which reminder from Poor Richard’s Almanack connects best to Franklin’s ideas about trying to become a better person?
a)
a.
“Three may keep a secret if two of them
are dead.”
b)
a.
“Tis easier to prevent bad habits than
to break them.”
c)
a.
“If your head is wax, don’t walk in the
sun.”
d)
a.
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep
thee.”
28.
“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” is most closely related to which of these other aphorisms?
a)
“Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.”
b)
If your head is wax, don’t walk in the sun.”
c)
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.”
d)
“Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.”
29.
What view of human nature is suggested by Franklin’s aphorism “three may keep a secret if two of them are dead”?
a)
Humans like to gossip.
b)
People are naturally evil.
c)
All people are trustworthy.
d)
The secrets of the dead are impossible to discover.
30.
Which of the following aphorisms best promotes hard work?
a)
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
b)
No gains without pains.
c)
Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.
d)
A true friend is the best possession.
31.
author?
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Olaudah Equiano
d)
Thomas Jefferson
32.
resonate
a)
disguise
b)
inferno
c)
vibration
d)
commonplace
33.
conventional
a)
disguise
b)
inferno
c)
vibration
d)
commonplace
34.
conflagration
a)
disguise
b)
inferno
c)
vibration
d)
commonplace
35.
falsify
a)
disguise
b)
inferno
c)
vibration
d)
commonplace
36.
Which of the following facts in Adams's letter does NOT reflect the difference between those times and today? (Think in regards to most people.)
a)
wood to heat houses
b)
bells to summon people
c)
non electric lighting
d)
unfinished rooms in houses
37.
Why does Abigail ask her daughter to keep her mother's views of the White House private?
a)
She does not want to be thought of as a complainer.
b)
She does not want her husband to hear her criticism.
c)
She does not want the public to learn of her criticism.
d)
She does not want people to think badly of the house.
38.
What does Adams mean by "We have indeed come into a new country"?
a)
They have moved to an unfamiliar region in a newly formed nation.
b)
They have moved to a place with virturally no everyday conveniences.
c)
They have just recently moved to America.
d)
They have moved to a new state in the U.S.
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