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- 1. Multiple Choice
Thomas Jefferson utilizes the Aristotelian Appeal of ..., while relying on the ... granted by the attendees of the Continental Congress.
pathos--logos
ethos--pathos
logos--ethos
ethos--logos
- 2. Multiple Choice
The "unalienable rights" granted by one's creator, according to The Declaration of Independence, are...
"the Laws of Nature and the powers of the earth."
"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
"Nature's God."
"self-evident."
- 3. Multiple Choice
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future society.
The antecedent to "them" and "their" is...
All
Government
mankind
the United States of America.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Jefferson employs ... to strengthen his argument against the British Crown.
syllogism and connotative diction
passive voice and anecdotes
diacope and concessions
personification and rhetorical questions
- 5. Multiple Choice
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future society.
The following rhetorical device is present in the above excerpt.
solecism
understatement
litotes
antithesis
parallel structure
- 6. Multiple Choice
If one was to compose a rhetorical device essay discussing the value of The Declaration of Independence, the following would be crucial to include:
connotative diction, parallel structure, tone, syllogism, logos, enumeratio
denotative diction, parallel structure, tone, logos, pathos, enumeratio
parallel structure, logos, imagery, juxtaposition, syllogism, anecdote
tone, parallel structure, metaphor, connotative diction, logos
- 7. Multiple Choice
In composing a rhetorical device essay it is imperative to site examples of identified devices. In this case, the parallel structure for The Declaration of Independence is...
In every stage/When
Naturalization of Foreigners/Representation of Legislature
He has/we have
We therefore
- 8. Multiple Choice
Paragraph 18 is a ...
simple sentence
complex sentence
compound sentence
complex compound sentence
- 9. Multiple Choice
The power within The Declaration of Independence can found in its...
logical reasoning and generalities
emotional appeals and specificities
ethical appeal and specificities
logical reasoning and specificities
- 10. Multiple Choice
Paragraph 24, the last paragraph of The Declaration of Independence, contains ... sentences.
two
three
four
five
- 11. Multiple Choice
Identify a few of the copious examples of connotative language throughout The Declaration of Independence. Choose the best representation.
powers of the earth
He has made
He has refused
He has constrained
dissolve political bands
Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners
Appropriations of Lands
swarms of Officers
all men are created equal
endowed by their creator
unalienable rights
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
When in the course of human events
He has forbidden
For cutting off our Trade
Nor have We been wanting
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