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Literature of the American Revolution Test Review
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1
Who wrote The Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
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Who was a widely read propaganda pamphleteer?
Phillis Wheatley
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
3
Who is the only author to have his/her work ratified (verified) by 18 prominent New-Englanders?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Phillis Wheatley
Thomas Jefferson
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What is a "rhetorical question?"
Something terrible we have to learn in English
A repetition of words/phrases to make a point
a logical line of deductive reasoning
A question asked with the goal of making a point
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Who was famous for his oratory?
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
6
"Betrayed with a kiss" is a biblical allusion to:
Judas's betrayal
The sinful state of kissing
Greeting people with a holy kiss
The Song of Solomon
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Who wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls?"
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Phillis Wheatley
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What is the bandwagon appeal in propaganda?
Wanting to be like everyone else
Name-calling
A testimonial
Wanting to start a band
9
To whom did Benjamin Franklin write his
Autobiography
?
Thomas Jefferson
George Whitefield
His son, William
His wife
10
Who declared, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
Phillis Wheatley
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
Benjamin Franklin
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Whose life is the embodiment of the American Dream?
Phillis Wheatley
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
Patrick Henry
12
Yes/No: Do Deists believe that humans are depraved?
Yes
No
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Yes/No: Is there an official Deistic institution?
No
Yes
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The line "Give me liberty or give me death!" is an example of which literary term?:
parallelism
anaphora
Rhetorical question
Antithesis
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The 18th century is known as the Age of _____________
Romanticism
Reason
Deism
Expressionism
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"They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other" is an example of:
antithesis
anaphora
syllogism
parallelism
17
Who tried to attain moral perfection on earth?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Phillis Wheatley
Benjamin Franklin
18
Which option is the major premise of The Declaration of Independence?
King George III is a tyrant
Tyranny should be overthrown
We should all go to war!
19
Which is not a Deistic name/characteristic of God?
Allah
Clockwinder
Great First Cause
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Why didn't Benjamin Franklin become a minister?
The necessary education was too expensive
His father hated religion
His mother hated religion
He rebelled against his family
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Deism contrasts with Christianity in all of the following ways
except:
It emphasizes the use of miracles throughout history
It states that the solution to mankind's problems is reason
It rejects the authority of Scripture
It rejects the supernatural in favor of empiricism
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Yes/No: During the 18th century, did Religion become even more prominent than in early colonial times?
No
Yes
23
Who signed off on the Louisiana Purchase?
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine