I think that the problem Henry has raised is a major ________ for our society today.  theme  issue  subject  point

Select the correct answer.How does Henry address his audience to develop his ideas in paragraph 1? A. He respectfully acknowledges his opposition and voices his concerns to avoid disrespecting his country and God. B. He flatters them with compliments and thanks them for the opportunity to share his ideas freely. C. He compares their current state to freedom and slavery and urges them to be true American patriots. D. He recognizes his disrespect to the committee and requests their forgiveness for committing treason.

Write a speech highlighting what you think is the most challenging issue facing the world today, and how Commonwealth values can be used to solve it.

What is the author's purpose in Patrick Henry's speech?

Select the correct answer.How does Henry address his audience to develop his ideas in paragraph 1? A. He flatters them with compliments and thanks them for the opportunity to share his ideas freely. B. He recognizes his disrespect to the committee and requests their forgiveness for committing treason. C. He respectfully acknowledges his opposition and voices his concerns to avoid disrespecting his country and God. D. He compares their current state to freedom and slavery and urges them to be true American patriots.

Select the correct answer.Which detail advances Henry's claim that civil interaction between the colonies and Great Britain is no longer an option? A. "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts." (paragraph 2) B. "In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation." (paragraph 3) C. "And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House." (paragraph 3) D. "But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve." (paragraph 1)