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Quest for Civil Rights

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights?

a)

They are given to us by God at birth.

b)

They are given to us by Congress.

c)

They are given to us by our Executive Branch.

d)

They are given to us by our Legislature.

2.
Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
“The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
b)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
c)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
d)
“The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”
3.
 Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Edison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
5.

"He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of people." (Declaration of Independence)

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

6.

"whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to abolish it, and institute new government..." (Declaration of Independence)

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

7.

"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world..."

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

8.

In the list of grievances who does "he" refer to?

a)

King George III

b)

King Henry VIII

c)

King John

d)

King William

9.

Who was the speaker of "The Gettysburg Address?"

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Edward Everrett

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Andrew Jackson

10.

Who was the intended audience?

a)

All Americans

b)

Union soldiers, residents of Gettysburg, and loved ones of the deceased

c)

The Confederacy

d)

School students across America

11.

Use of the words such as "liberty, freedom, and nation" are examples of which rhetorical device?

a)

Holy War

b)

Appeal to Patriotism

c)

Parallelism

d)

Anecdote

12.

According to Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg ______.

a)

to hallow the ground

b)

so that the nation might live

c)

to stop the Confederate advance into Pennsylvania

d)

so that slavery would be abolished

13.

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom."

What effect does the phrase "new birth of freedom" have on the audience?

a)

It evokes a sense of despair.

b)

It emphasizes hope and renewal.

c)

It suggests confusion.

d)

It promotes isolation.