Which list best represents the authors from the Age of Reason?

Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, Phillis Wheatly

The first virtue that Ben Franklin tries to improve is Temperance. What does this mean?

Not drinking alcohol or eating too much

Succinct statement expressing a general truth about humanity

Describe Phillis Wheatley.

Slave, from Africa, was taught to read & write, wrote poetry, freed.

Why might a Puritan and a Rationalist (man of reason) not get along?

Puritans strongly follow God, but Rationalists follow reason

Even though Ben Franklin never achieved moral perfection, he felt....

better for at least having tried!

Which list represents the type of writing during the Age of Reason?

Public, persuasive, non-fiction

"A small leak will sink a great ship" means...

Small problems can become big ones if left unattended

One of Patrick Henry's most famous lines is...

"Give me liberty or give me death."

An autobiography means ___________________

That someone is writing about their own life

What does Benjamin Franklin do to start out his journey to self-improvement?

Makes a list of improvements/the virtues

What was the main idea of the Speech at the Virginia Convention?

To persuade the colonists to fight for their freedom

What does 'Deism' mean?

The belief there is a God, but God does not interfere

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1
Which list best represents the authors from the Age of Reason?
John Proctor, Ben Franklin, John Edwards
Ben Franklin, Arthur Miller, Patrick Henry
Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, Phillis Wheatly
Thomas Jefferson, John Edwards, Arthur Miller
2
The first virtue that Ben Franklin tries to improve is Temperance. What does this mean?
To eat as much as he wants
Not drinking alcohol or eating too much
Making sure he is staying on schedule
Trying to always look at the bright side of things
3
Phillis Wheatley is famous for writing a poem on...
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Freedom
Patrick Henry
4
Which is NOT a common characteristic of writing during the Age of Reason?
It is meant to be shared with others
It is persuasive
It is meant for all classes/social classes
spiritual/private
5
Define aphorism.
Succinct statement expressing a general truth about humanity
A type of meat
A type of insect
A piece of pie
6
Describe Phillis Wheatley.
Slave, from Africa, was taught to knit, wrote poetry, freed.
Slave, from Africa, was taught to read & write, wrote biographies, freed.
Slave, from Africa, was taught to read & write, wrote poetry, freed.
Slave, from England, was taught to read & write, wrote poetry, freed.
7
Why might a Puritan and a Rationalist (man of reason) not get along?
Rationalists believe people are bad, unlike Puritans
Puritans strongly follow God, but Rationalists follow reason
Rationalists strongly follow God, but Puritans follow reason
Rationalists are crabby people
8
Even though Ben Franklin never achieved moral perfection, he felt....
frustrated and ended up breaking them all
sad that he was such an imperfect man.
hungry
better for at least having tried!
9
What was not a characteristic of The Age of Reason?
Scientific Inquiry
Blindly following Faith
Deism-a creator who does not intervene in the universe
Reliance on reason
10
Phillis Wheatley used a lot of___________ in her poetry.
metaphors
similes
personification
hyperbole
11
Who wrote Poor Richard's Almanac?
Arthur Miller
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
12
The rhetorical triangle consists of three persuasive techniques. Which list shows all three?
ethos, logos, pathos
pathos, logic, passion
logos, pathos, ethics
ethos, logos, ethics
13
Which list represents the type of writing during the Age of Reason?
private, poetry, fiction
Public, persuasive, non-fiction
public, private, non-fiction
persuasive, private, fiction
14
Which one of the following was not one of Franklin's 13 virtues?
Tranquility
Frugality
Temperance
Friendliness
15
"A small leak will sink a great ship" means...
Ships are poorly made and sink easily
never take a cruise; it's dangerous.
Small problems can become big ones if left unattended
Without life rafts, you are doomed on a sinking ship.
16
One of Patrick Henry's most famous lines is...
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"My bologna has a first name..."
"Tme is of the essence."
"The British are coming! The British are coming!"
17
An autobiography means ___________________
That someone is writing about their own life
That someone is is writing about someone else's life
Someone is writing about someone's life using a pseudonym.
A dead person has a story written about them
18
What event did the authors of the Age of Reason bring on?
The New Year's celebration
The Revolutionary War
The World Series
Armageddon
19
“A penny saved is a penny earned” is an example of _______
a succinct statement
All three choices
an aphorism
a general truth
20
What does Benjamin Franklin do to start out his journey to self-improvement?
Writes his autobiography
Asks his friends for help
Makes a list of improvements/the virtues
He improves his handwriting
21
What was the main idea of the Speech at the Virginia Convention?
Not having enough turkey on Thanksgiving!
To persuade the colonists to fight for their freedom
To discuss the problems in America
To explain how to improve your life
22
The Age of Reason was an intellectual movement, triggering massive change in the thirteen American colonies in the
True
False
23
What does 'Deism' mean?
None of the choices
The belief that God is kind and helps man
The belief there is a God, but God does not interfere
The belief that there is no God
24
Who wrote about self-improvement in his autobiography?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Olaudah Equiano
25
Another name for Age of Reason is ...
Puritianism
Transcendentalism
Rationalism
Romanticism

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