According to "The Autobiography", Benjamin Franklin accepted each of the following principles of religion except

Who famously said, "Give me liberty, or give me death!"?

In "Give me Liberty," "Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss" exemplifies

"They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other" is an example of

How did Patrick Henry's speech, "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" end?

What event inspired Thomas Paine to write the first and most famous of "The American Crisis" papers?

Thomas Paine excelled at

Thomas Paine served as a major spokesman for

Which of the following is a propaganda technique?

According to "The American Crisis", God will aid the colonists and not aid the king of England because

According to "The Age of Reason", what does Thomas Paine believe about national institutions of churches?

Thomas Jefferson did all the following except

Thomas Jefferson believed all of the following except that

Phillis Wheatley was

"To the University of Cambridge" compares what science to the blessing of the knowledge of salvation?

"To the University of Cambridge" and "On Being Brought from Africa to America" are similar in

"On Being Brought from Africa to America" charges Christians to

Using reason as a guide, which author from this chapter epitomized the Enlightenment?

Name one type of rhetorical device that Patrick Henry uses in his famous speech

Which author was the foremost political pamphleteer of his day, uniting the colonists in the fight for independence?

What kind of reasoning does Thomas Jefferson employ to arrive at his conclusion in the Declaration of Independence?

What is the term that means the deliberate repetition of words or phrases at the beginnings of grammatical units?

What were writers like Phillis Wheatley called when they emulated Greek and Roman writers?

What verse form is used in "To the University of Cambridge"?

use of emotional appeal to bypass reason

virtue words used to make people accept or approve without examining the evidence; the opposite of name calling

unrhymed iambic pentameter

use of syntactical parallelism in two adjacent phrases or clauses to emphasize their contrasting meanings

writing that emulates Greek and Roman writing

a collective term for all sorts of deception

appeal of the herd instinct or the desire to follow the crowd

the appearance of being like others; the appeal to the confidence of the audience

word choice

a departure from the normal, literal use of language (mainly in word order) to achieve a specific effect

By the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin was ultimately a tragic figure, and his death in 1790 was mourned by only a few close friends.

Benjamin Franklin did not appreciate or enjoy books as a child.

Thomas Paine was a radical deist.

Critics agree that Thomas Paine's genius is in his style rather than in his thoughts.

In "The American Crisis", despite his agreement with the attitude of the king of England toward the colonists, Thomas Paine is respectful of the king and his office.

Thomas Paine did acknowledge that Jesus Christ "was a virtuous and an amiable man," and he noted that Jesus' preaching was similar to the writings of Confucius.

Thomas Jefferson supported the establishment of a state church.

The bulk of Thomas Jefferson's writing was of a public nature.

Phillis Wheatley's fist published work occurred while she was still a slave.

The tone of Phillis Wheatley's "On Being Brought from Africa to America" is sad, as she recounts her treacherous voyage to America.