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WorksheetsRevolutionary Writers Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In their writings Benjamin Franklin and Phillis Wheatley both use a tone that is best described as __________.
Humorous
Bitter
Positive
Alarmed
Common Sense is written in the form of a(n) __________.
a legal declaration
pamphlet
poem
almanac
How does Franklin's writing reflect the times in which he lived?
He advocates hard work, self-improvement and resourcefulness.
He describes the hypocrisy of embracing slavery in a free country.
He makes a logical argument for why America should take up arms against England.
He invites readers to reflect on the beauty of nature.
Both Thomas Paine's Common Sense and Olaudah Equiano's "Aboard a Slave Ship" might be described as...
protest literature
logical arguments
autobiographical writing
light-hearted entertainment
Unlike the Puritans, Benjamin Franklin and other Enlightenment thinkers believe that moral improvement depends on _________.
God
oneself
government
friends
According to Thomas Jefferson, governments should get their power from _______.
the consent of the governed
an individual ruler
a group pf religious leaders
neighboring governments
One quality that Francis Scott Key attributes to Americans in "The Star-Spangled Banner" is _________.
confusion
desolation
logic
bravery
In Equiano's "Aboard a Slave Ship," why do three slaves jump into the sea?
They plan to return home.
They hope to distract the guards.
They want to catch fish.
They want to die.
Phillis Wheatley's poem "An Hymn to the Evening" can best be described as one of _________.
protest
weariness
admiration
activity
When Thomas Paine writes that a "government of our own is our natural right," what does he mean?
American citizens are responsible for maintaining the natural beauty of their land.
According to scientists, governments should follow the laws of the natural world.
According to universal laws, human beings should participate in their own governance.
American citizens should demand to participate in the government of Great Britain.
