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WorksheetsPatrick Henry Speech to the Virginia Convention
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
At the onset, Henry makes sure to
begin with an inflammatory statement
establish his respect for his superiors and his peers
complain about the British
compare their current situation to slavery
According to Henry, what do most people do when they are faced with a painful truth?
Ignore the truth
Wait for a savior
Turn into beasts
React in anger
Henry points out a contradiction between British...
claims of peaceful intent and their growing military presence in America.
settlement of America and maintenance of their government in Britain.
interest in the Colonies and neglect of the colonists' needs.
democratic tradition and the institution of royalty.
Henry recounts several instances in which the colonists sought agreement and acceptable terms with the British. He reviews these incidents in order to persuade the delegates that...
it is treason to seek peace with the British.
the colonists have behaved in a cowardly way.
the British army is weak and can easily be defeated.
all peaceful options have been tried and failed.
Henry seeks to dissuade the delegates from resorting to argument because...
the British might take recourse to military action.
after ten years all attempts at argument have been exhausted.
more can be achieved through reason than through hotheaded exchanges.
words can never settle anything.
Henry advocates immediate action by the colonists because the...
British army is preparing to march into Virginia.
king is too far away to order a quick response.
conflict has already begun and the colonists have no choice but to fight.
colonists will become apathetic or unconcerned if they don't act.
One point that Henry DOES NOT cite as a reason for immediate military action is the...
buildup of British armed forces in the Colonies.
uselessness of further arguments with the Crown.
past deeds of the British ministry.
boost that war could give the economy.
When Henry uses the words "chains and slavery" near the end of his speech, he is referring to the...
situation of African Americans in the Colonies.
consequence he does not want people to pay for temporary peace.
possibility of enslaving British troops.
fact that the English will literally enslave the colonists and send the to Australia
One mode of persuasion that Henry uses at the start of his speech is
fiction
flattery
oxymoron
emotional appeal
Henry declares, "I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years, to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves..." In this passage, Henry is using...
dramatic imagery to appeal to the emotions.
allusions to God, to call forth their divine mission
claims to hope, since the colonists can always hope for better treatment
logic to persuade his listeners that they should evaluate their experiences with the British.
The MAIN purpose of Patrick Henry's speech is to...
convince the delegates that he should be chosen to lead the revolution.
describe the history of British colonization in America.
seek revenge for personal injuries committed by the British king.
persuade his fellow delegates to fight against the British.
"Suffer not yourself to be betrayed with a kiss" is what rhetorical device?
Biblical allusion
illusion
imagery
antithesis
The following quote is an example of which rhetorical device?
"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne."
rhetorical question
antithesis
allusion
parallelism
In the following excerpt, Henry employs __________________.
"We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight!"
Rhetorical Question
Repetition
Paralellism
Antithesis
