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Part 1 of American Lit Final

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the authors purpose for the text "World on The Turtles Back"

a)

good outweighs the evil

b)

bad outweighs the evil

c)

There must be a balance of good and evil

2.

What are the 4 creation myths

a)

describes how world came to be

b)

exsplains workings in the natural world

c)

supports social customs

d)

guides people in the trial of living

e)

doesn't described how world came to be

3.

What are the three storytelling traditions

a)

featured animals

b)

actions v. details

c)

spoken, not written

d)

written and spoken

4.

What is a Syntax?

a)

the order of words in a sentence

b)

the way words sound in a sentence

5.

What does it mean to paraphrase?

a)

The say exactly what the text is saying

b)

to write the complete opposite of what the text is saying

c)

to say what the text is saying but changing at least 75% of the words

6.

What does it mean to summarize?

a)

to exsplain what the text is saying in your own words completely

b)

to paraphase

c)

to state exactly what its saying

7.

Who wrote "General History of Virginia"

a)

Henry

b)

John Smith

c)

Jane Auston

d)

Rowling

8.

What is "The general History of Virginia" about

a)

The first settlers in Virginia

b)

The first settlers in Nebraska

9.

What type of persuasive speech does "The General History of Virginia" use

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

10.

Who wrote “Speech in the Virginia Convention” 

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Jonathan Edwards’ 

c)

Red Jacket’s

11.

Why did Patrick Henry’s write "Speech to the Virginia Convention" 

a)

To get people to join him in the fight against Britain

b)

to dishonor those around him

c)

to harm people

d)

to get people to join him in the fight against America

12.

Who wrote “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

a)

Jonathan Edwards’ 

b)

henry

c)

red jackets

13.

Why did he write Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

a)

to scare people into following a certain religion

b)

to scare people into leaving their religion

c)

to prove that people needed religion

14.

Who wrote “Speech in Reply to an Emissary”

a)

Red Jacket’s

b)

henry

c)

edwards

15.

What was the purpose of Red Jacket’s writing “Speech in Reply to an Emissary”

a)

to make people understand why they aren't going to assimilate to the their culture

b)

to make them assimilate to their culture

c)

to tell them that's it's their fault

16.

a question to which no answer is expected

(a)  

17.

The purposeful re-using of words, lines, and phrases

(a)  

18.

phrases that have parallel structures express opposing ideas

(a)  

19.

A specific type of repetition in which phrases in parallel (same or similar) structures connect or unite ideas

(a)  

20.

reference to events, phrases, or figures from another source

(a)  

21.

figuative language and example to make ideas more understandable for audience

(a)  

22.

What is ethos

a)

appeals to ethics

b)

appeals to emotions

c)

appeals to facts

23.

what is pathos

a)

appeal to emotion

b)

appeal to ethics

c)

appeal to facts

24.

What is logos

a)

appeal to facts

b)

appeals to emotion

c)

appeals to logic