Literature Essay Analysis: Tyranny

Question 1

He has... sent...Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance." "Eat our substance" is explained as:

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take our money

Question 2

Which sentences represent definitions of terms related to the subjects of this essay?

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A, B

Question 3

If the judges depend on the king&#x27;s will for their salaries, what will be MOST important to them?

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what the king wants

Question 4

"He has refused his Assent to Laws..." The word "assent" in the quote is interpreted by what word in the explanation?

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approve

Question 5

The word "will" means:

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desire, intention, determination

Question 6

The word "tyranny" means:

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dictatorship, coercion, abuse of power

Question 7

Which of the following are reporting verbs?

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demonstrates, explains, conveys

Question 8

What are your tasks in the part 3 literature essay?

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analyze how one literary element or technique develops the central idea, present evidence from the text, identify a central idea in the text

Question 9

"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

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He has refused to approve useful laws that would help citizens.

Question 10

He has... sent...Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance." "Officers" are explained as:

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agents

Question 11

You can use conflict on every part 3 regents essay.

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False

Question 12

What is a claim?

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an argument, an affirmation, a statement of belief, assertion

Question 13

Which are true of a thesis statement?

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It is usually presented in the introduction., It explains the main idea of an essay., It indicates what the essay will try to prove.

Question 14

Which sentence from the conclusion is almost identical to the thesis from the introduction?

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C

Question 15

He has erected... New offices and sent...Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance."

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He has created agencies,and sent agents to torment us and take our money

Question 16

"He has refused his Assent to Laws..." Which word suggests the central idea?

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refused

Question 17

"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for... their offices, and the...payment of their salaries."

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He gives the judges their jobs and their money.

Question 18

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

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He has attacked us at sea, set fire to our cities, and killed our people.

Question 19

"He has made judges dependent on his Will alone." Who is "he?"

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King George III

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a correct way to introduce a quotation?

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The text states; "quote"

Question 21

Which phrase from the explanation connects to the central idea?

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have to do what the king wants

Question 22

Which sentence represents the quotation or evidence from the text?

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A

Question 23

He has... sent...Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance." "Harass" is explained as:

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torment

Question 24

What two things should a topic sentence of a body paragraph do?

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support the essay's thesis statement, explain the main idea of the paragraph

Question 25

Which sentence represents the explanation of the quotation?

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B

Question 26

Which sentence is the topic sentence of the body paragraph?

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B

Question 27

The word "tyranny" means:

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abusive control, totalitarianism, authoritarianism

Question 28

What is coercion?

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forcing someone to do something they don't want to do., telling someone something bad will happen if they don't cooperate., manipulation by force

Question 29

Evidence from the text or a quotation should meet which of the following 2 criteria for this essay?

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analyze the literary element or technique, suggest the central idea

Question 30

Which words suggest the central idea?

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plundered, destroyed, burnt, ravaged

Question 31

A quotation or quote is:

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repetition of the exact words of an author or speaker., words copied from the text

Question 32

Which sentence represents the thesis statement of our essay?

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C

Question 33

What are three things that should matter to a judge?

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justice, the law, truth

Question 34

What is the purpose of the ellipse "..." the three periods between words in the quotation?

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It eliminates text that is not necessary to prove the argument., It abbreviates a long quotation.

Question 35

Which phrase from the quotation suggests the central idea?

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"his Will alone"

Question 36

"He has erected... New offices and sent...Officers to harass our people..." "Erected" in the quote is interpreted as:

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created

Question 37

The text in the part 3 is:

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literature

Question 38

"He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for... their offices, and the...payment of their salaries."

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, so they are not independent and have to do what he wants.

Literature Essay Analysis: Tyranny

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Literature Essay Analysis: Tyranny

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