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Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2 Answers

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In "Ain't I a Woman?," why does Truth repeat the phrase “Ain’t I a woman?” throughout the second paragraph?That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?

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to suggest that audience should worry about her
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to reinforce the idea that men should be more helpful
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to suggest that females are tougher than males
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to reinforce that she is strong, resilient and female
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Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!Which statement best explains why this is an example of ethos?

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It places Truth in a position of moral superiority.
B
It shows that Truth has experiences to support her claims.
C
It accentuates Truth’s belief in the importance of hard work.
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It suggests that Truth considers herself stronger than others.
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Based on "Ain't I a Woman?," how did Truth most likely feel about the anti-suffragist idea that women were too sentimental and emotional to be involved in politics?

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She likely agreed, since she endured a great deal of hardship and struggle in her life.
B
She likely agreed, since she asserted that women had more important pursuits than winning the right to vote.
C
She likely disagreed, since she believed that women were more qualified than men to participate in government.
D
She likely disagreed, since she believed that women could be just as strong and resilient as men.
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Read the quotation from Abigail Adams. It is from a letter she wrote her husband, John Adams, as he helped draft the US Constitution. I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.Based on "Ain't I a Woman?," how would Truth most likely feel about Adams’s statement?

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Truth would disagree with Adams’s sentiment that women deserve equality in the eyes of society.
B
Truth would agree with Adams’s sentiment that women deserve to be represented in the Constitution.
C
Truth would feel that Adams is not qualified to comment on issues relating to women’s rights.
D
Truth would support Adams’s sentiment that women should not be involved in politics.
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Read the sentence from "Ain't I a Woman?"Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. Which best describes the diction?

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formal and friendly
B
informative and academic
C
demanding and assertive
D
inviting and familiar
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Read the quotation from Abigail Adams. It is from a letter she wrote her husband, John Adams, as he helped draft the US Constitution. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.Which excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" best supports Adams’s view?

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Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ’cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from?
B
Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman?
C
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.
D
Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well!
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Which excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman?" is the best example of logos?

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Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman?
B
Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman?
C
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again.
D
I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me!
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In the second paragraph of "Ain't I a Woman?," how does Truth appeal to listeners’ sense of logic?That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain’t I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain’t I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?

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She presents evidence that women can be as strong as men.
B
She recounts personal experiences to gain her audience’s trust.
C
She asks her audience to sympathize with her plight.
D
She explains the many hardships that she has experienced.
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Which best describes why Truth describes her personal experiences in "Ain't I a Woman?"

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to suggest that she is more qualified than others to discuss the issue of equal rights
B
to provide credible proof that women are not less physically capable than men.
C
to entertain her audience by recounting tense and emotional stories
D
to encourage people to feel sorry for her and grant her what she wants
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Read the quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ’twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what’s all this here talking about? Which best describes the syntax?

A
Truth uses complex syntax to express the idea that the movement toward equality is gaining momentum in the US.
B
Truth uses complex syntax to express her confusion at the fact that people do not have equal rights in the US.
C
Truth uses simple syntax to lay out the ideas she is going to expand upon through the course of her speech.
D
Truth uses simple syntax to describe each group that is fighting for equal rights in the US.

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