ELA 11A- Test Review – Flashcards

In "To My Dear Loving Husband," the main reason Bradstreet uses inversion is to

[1] Robert King was a Quaker merchant and a kind man, and he treated Equiano well. [2] He used Equiano to work at a number of jobs for him, yet he also hired him out to other merchants. [3] A certain boat captain of King's, Thomas Farmer, often traveled between the West Indies and North America, so he needed Equiano's services. [4] Because Equiano had sea-going experience, he could be quite useful to Farmer. Which sentence in the paragraph is structured differently than the others?

[1] Birds of the sea supported the woman as she fell. [2] She landed on the back of a giant turtle. [3] The frightened woman asked the sea animals to find some soil so that she could plant the roots. [10] Muskrat brought up some dirt from the bottom of the sea, and the woman put the dirt on the turtle's back. [4] She performed a ritual to create Earth; then she planted the roots. Which best describes this paragraph?

Which statement from Thomas Paine's Common Sense is the best example of emotionally charged language?

We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that anything hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell. What is the denotation of the word "cast" in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." There will be no end to this exquisite horrible misery. In this excerpt, what does "exquisite" mean?

They are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of God, that is expressed in the torments of hell. And the reason why they don't go down to hell at each moment, is not because God, in whose power they are, is not then very angry with them; as angry as he is with many of those miserable creatures now tormented in hell, who there feel and bear the fierceness of his wrath. Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth; yea, doubtless with many that are now in this congregation, who it may be are at ease, than he is with many of those that are now in the flames of hell. Based on the excerpt, which statement best describes Edwards's opinion, as a minister, of the members of his congregation?

Throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses imagery in an attempt to make readers feel

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back." The animals thought that perhaps there was dirt at the depths of the ocean, but they had never tried to reach the bottom before. One by one they tried to swim down, but their attempts were futile. Finally, the muskrat disappeared into the cold depth of the ocean. After a lengthy amount of time, he drifted to the surface with a tiny speck of earth in his hand. He appeared to be dead, but the animals prayed and chanted, and finally he stirred. The Earth-Diver was successful in bringing forth the soil to make the earth grow. Based on this excerpt, which character trait was valued by the Iroquois?

Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number I by Thomas Paine. "I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent." Which best describes the central idea of this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. "Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler [candle maker] who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the 'New England Courant.' To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723." What is a central idea of this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I. "'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. My own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light." In this excerpt, Paine uses figurative language to

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back." These two brothers had creative powers, and with these powers they took clay and modeled it into animals. They used these animals to contend with one another. Each brother created a more powerful or more cunning animal than the next. They also created fruits, plants, and medicines for good and for evil. Finally, the right-handed twin made man. It is unknown whether or not the left-handed twin assisted in the creation of man. Man was the right-handed twin's favorite creation. How does this support the idea that "The World on Turtle's Back" is a creation myth?

Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back." When the girl awoke, she knew that she would bear twins. Even before they were born, there was contention between the twins. There was no peace between these two brothers. When it was time for them to be born, the right-handed twin wanted to be born in the normal way. The left-handed twin saw light in the other direction and was determined to be born through his mother's mouth or nose. In his attempt to be born in the opposite direction, he killed his mother. Based on this excerpt, it is reasonable to conclude that

What does the first paragraph of Of Plymouth Plantation reveal about the attitudes and beliefs of the Pilgrims who traveled with William Bradford?