WorksheetsThomas Paine and the Crisis No 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
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1.
"The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
A "summer soldier" is a person who
A "summer soldier" is a person who
a)
only fights when circumstances are good
b)
only fights when it's sunny outside
c)
would never live in Alaska
d)
has "shining" character
2.
"I cannot see on what grounds the king of Britain can look up to heaven for help against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he."
Paine uses an analogy to compare the British king to a...
Paine uses an analogy to compare the British king to a...
a)
thief
b)
highwayman
c)
murderer
d)
all of the above
3.
"I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war"
According to Paine, God is on the colonists' side because
According to Paine, God is on the colonists' side because
a)
Man bear pig
b)
they are more religious than the British
c)
they have tried to avoid war
d)
they are harder workers than the British
4.
"Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER" and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God."
What does the word impious mean in this quote?
What does the word impious mean in this quote?
a)
a horse drawn carriage
b)
unfair
c)
lacking reverence to God
d)
laughable
5.
"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value."
What does the word esteem mean in this quote?
What does the word esteem mean in this quote?
a)
to give
b)
to win
c)
a banana split
d)
to value or appreciate
6.
"Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that He (God) has relinquished the government of the world"
What does the word infidel mean in this quote?
What does the word infidel mean in this quote?
a)
a rebellious person
b)
Kesha
c)
a non-believer of God
d)
a toothbrush
7.
"But no great deal is lost yet. All that Howe has been doing for this month past, is rather a ravage than a conquest, which the spirit of the Jerseys, a year ago, would have quickly repulsed, and which time and a little resolution will soon recover."
What does the word resolution mean in this quote?
What does the word resolution mean in this quote?
a)
firmness of purpose
b)
lose weight
c)
process of separating something into parts
d)
a wishlist
8.
"Britain has trembled like an ague at the report of a French fleet of flat-bottomed boats; and in the fourteenth [fifteenth] century the whole English army, after ravaging the kingdom of France, was driven back like men petrified with fear..."
What does the word petrified mean in this quote?
What does the word petrified mean in this quote?
a)
turned into stone
b)
unable to move
c)
Frankenstein
d)
saddened
9.
"...the whole English army, after ravaging the kingdom of France, was driven back like men petrified with fear; and this brave exploit was performed by a few broken forces collected and headed by a woman, Joan of Arc."
What does the word exploit mean in this sentence?
What does the word exploit mean in this sentence?
a)
heroic deed
b)
to take advantage of someone
c)
explosion
d)
a banana split
10.
"Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER"
What does the word tyranny mean in this quote?
What does the word tyranny mean in this quote?
a)
laws
b)
taxes
c)
oppressive power
d)
dinosaur
11.
"Every Tory is a coward; for servile, slavish, self-interested fear is the foundation of Toryism; and a man under such influence, though he may be cruel, never can be brave."
What rhetorical device is being used in this sentence to highlight Paine's hatred of Tories?
What rhetorical device is being used in this sentence to highlight Paine's hatred of Tories?
a)
Spiderman
b)
simile
c)
parallelism
d)
alliteration
12.
If we achieve something too easily we won't appreciate it as much.
This is a summary of which quote from The Crisis No. 1?
This is a summary of which quote from The Crisis No. 1?
a)
Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
b)
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country
c)
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly:
d)
'Tis surprising to see how rapidly a panic will sometimes run through a country.
13.
"Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER"
Paine is comparing what two things in this quote?
Paine is comparing what two things in this quote?
a)
The Rock to Brock Lesnar
b)
power to unfairness
c)
taxation without representation to slavery
d)
taxation without representation to tyranny
14.
"Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated."
What is the definition of celestial in this quote?
What is the definition of celestial in this quote?
a)
in the sky
b)
heavenly
c)
weak
d)
cash me ousside
15.
The fair weather patriot will not be able to stand up to harsh times.
This summary best matches which quote from The Crisis No. 1?
This summary best matches which quote from The Crisis No. 1?
a)
Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
b)
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly:
c)
'Tis surprising to see how rapidly a panic will sometimes run through a country.
d)
The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country
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