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WorksheetsSpeech in the Convention
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 41mins
When did this speech take place?
What is the MAIN point of 'Speech in the Convention'?
a. Benjamin Franklin wanted to show off that he was very smart and that he was never wrong.
b. The delegates at the Constitutional Convention are not perfect.
c. To 'Hussle and Motivate'
d. The Constitutional Convention should support the Constitution because it is as good as it is likely to be.
According to 'Speech in the Convention', why does Franklin want the delegates to support the Constitution strongly despite any personal reservations they may have?
a. because Franklin does not have time to be babysitting these men longer than he already has
b. because Franklin views the document as a product of their joint wisdom
c. because doing so guarantees that the principles of the Constitution will be administered well.
d. because doing so will inspire public confidence in the delegates' leadership
In 'Speech in the Convention', which of these views of government does Franklin most clearly express?
a. Any well-run government can benefit the people.
b. He is always right, he is perfect, and there is no other person like him.
c. Good governments are created by trial and error.
d. Corrupt rulers breed disillusion and rebellion
According to Franklin in his speech, how will approving the Constitution affect the country's relationships with foreign nations?
a. It will frustrate the hopes of nations unfriendly to the United States.
b. It will show that the United states is superior like the grocery store on Western.
c. It will cause all other nations to be jealous of the United States.
d. It will cause all other nations to see the United States as a leader and make them bow down when they come to our town.
What is Franklin's purpose in posing the rhetorical question: 'From such assembly can a perfect production be expected?'
a. To argue that it would be unreasonable to demand an ideal Constitution from flawed human beings.
b. To show that the character faults of the delegates seriously outweigh their joint wisdom, and the result will be poor.
c. to make the delegates think and to catch their attention because some of them were falling asleep.
d. He is always right, he is perfect, and there is no other person like him.
Why did Franklin use the French Lady as an anecdote?
a. To lighten up the mood and kindly break the news to the delegates that they are not perfect.
b. because the story of the French Lady had a good moral..
c. because he got jokes.
d. He wanted to show off his French.
What does 'infallibility' mean?
a. salutary.
b. corrupted.
c. infallibility.
d. confirm.
What does 'salutary' mean?
a. conviction
b. infallibility.
c. salutary
d. corrupted
What does 'integrity' mean?
a. conviction
b. confirm.
c. integrity
d. demonstrate
What does 'despotism' mean?
a. conviction
b. despotism.
c. demonstrate.
d. establish.
What does 'to hallow this ground' mean?
What does Franklin admit has caused him to change his mind in the past?
Why does Franklin believe that any constitution the Convention approves will be an imperfect document?
Why does Franklin want the delegates to keep their divided opinions to themselves once the Constitution is approved?
Write a summary of Franklin's speech to confirm your understanding of the text.
When did this speech take place?
a. on the day after the Civil War began
b. on the occasion of President Lincoln's first inauguration.
c. on the day before the Civil War began.
d. on the occasion of President Lincoln's second inauguration.
According to Lincoln in his "Second Inaugural Address," this was the issue that occupied people's thoughts and attention at the time of his first Inaugural Address?
a. the vice president
b. slavery
c. the speech
d. the civil war
In "Second Inaugural Address," Lincoln says he wants?
a. a new hat and beard
b. a continued civil war
c. another chance to give his speech
d. an end to slavery everywhere in the country and lasting peace
In his speech, Lincoln recalls the past, discusses the present, and looks to
a. the future
b. the north
c. the south
d. the west
In the "Second Inaugural Address," the "peculiar and powerful interest" that Lincoln says was "somehow the cause of the war" was?
a. slavery and those who owned slaves.
b. horses and carriages.
c. mothers and children.
d. soldiers and their uniforms.
When did this speech take place?
a. on the occasion of President Lincoln's second inauguration
b. on the day before the Civil War began.
c. on the day after the Civil War began.
d. on the occasion of President Lincoln's first inauguration.
inability to be in error
a. salutary.
b. corrupted.
c. infallibility.
d. confirm.
beneficial; promoting a positive purpose.
a. conviction
b. infallibility.
c. salutary
d. corrupted
virtue; commitment to moral or ethical principles.
a. conviction
b. confirm.
c. integrity
d. demonstrate
unfavorable opinions or feelings formed beforehand or without factual support.
a. supplement
b. prejudices.
c. demonstrate.
d. establish.
absolute rule; tyranny.
a. conviction
b. despotism.
c. demonstrate.
d. establish.
What does "to hallow this ground" mean?
a. To dig up a grave
b. What does "to hallow this ground" mean?.
c. To build a statue.
d. To fly an American flag.
To what offense does this quote refer?
What is a main message of this speech?
In his speech, Abraham Lincoln explains a cause of the Civil War. What was this cause?
The North and South shared some common interests. What evidence from Lincoln's speech supports this conclusion about the interests of the North and South?
