5) It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!14Select the correct answer.Which sentence provides the best description of Henry's use of rhetoric in the speech? A. He uses ethos to establish why his point of view is superior to the opposition's. B. He uses a false dilemma by saying they either continue to have hope or give up their freedoms. C. He uses rhetorical questions to lead the committee members into deciding to wage war on Britain. D. He uses exaggeration to describe the current state of affairs in the colonies.

Question 9 of 10Read this line from Patrick Henry's speech:The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?What's the primary emotion he appeals to here?A.ShameB.HopeC.ExcitementD.Happiness

Question 2 of 10Which passage most clearly uses a logos appeal?A.So we are going to win the war and we are going to win the peace that follows.B.Knowing that the attack might reach us in all too short a time, we immediately began greatly to increase our industrial strength and our capacity to meet the demands of modern warfare.C.I deeply feel the anxiety of all of the families of the men in our armed forces and the relatives of people in cities which have been bombed.D.When we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. We Americans are not destroyers — we are builders.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

"We must uphold a familiar Commerce together in all meekenes, gentlenes, patience and liberallity, we must delight in eache other, make others Condicions our owne rejoyce together, mourne together, labour, and suffer together, allwayes haveing before our eyes our Commission and Community in the worke, our Community as members of the same body, soe shall wee keepe the unitie of the spirit in the bond of peace, the Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as his owne people and will commaund a blessing upon us in all our wayes, soe that wee shall see much more of his wisdome power goodnes and truthe then formerly wee have beene acquainted with, wee shall finde that the God of Israell is among us, when tenn of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies, when hee shall make us a prayse and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantacions: the lord make it like that of New England: for wee must Consider that wee shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us. . ."John Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity,” in "A Library of American Literature: Early Colonial Literature, 1607-1675*, Edmund Clarence Stedman and Ellen Mackay Hutchinson, eds. (New York: 1892), 304-307.Which of the following best describes the economy of this society described by John Winthrop?Elimination ToolSelect one answerAIt was focused exclusively on the cultivation of cash crops.BIt was diverse and included, farming, shipbuilding, and trade.CIt was heavily dependent on enslaved labor.DIt was characterized by a lack of transatlantic trade.

Which phrase from the Gettysburg Address encourages feelings of responsibility to continue fighting for a cause so many people have died for?A.shall not perish from the earthB.We have come to dedicate a portion of that fieldC.we cannot hallow this groundD.that these dead shall not have died in vain

Which theme from the Gettysburg Address is developed in these lines from the speech?The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.A.No one will remember the soldiers who died at Gettysburg.B.The work soldiers began will never be finished.C.Those who died did so without accomplishing anything.D.The living can honor the dead by continuing to do the work the dead began.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS