AnswersIC English 11 - DeeringAbolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2

Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2 Answers

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Which best describes the diction in "Ain't I a Woman?"

A
formal and detached
B
formal and scholarly
C
informal and relatable
D
informal and light-hearted
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Read the last sentence of "Ain't I a Woman?"Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain’t got nothing more to say. Which best describes the effect of these words?

A
They remind the audience that Truth offers valuable wisdom for those whom care to listen.
B
They suggest that the audience has listened to and has understood all of Truth’s reasons.
C
They inform the audience that Truth will not give another speech about women’s suffrage.
D
They encourage the audience to question Truth’s reasonings and the ideas she has put forth.
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Which best describes why Truth describes her personal experiences in "Ain't I a Woman?"

A
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?"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? Why is this quotation an example of ethos?

A
Truth is implying that all of her listeners have experienced similar pain and can relate to her struggle.
B
Truth is suggesting that listeners should feel sympathy for her because she has suffered through extreme hardship.
C
Truth is testifying that women deserve equal rights because they can be as physically capable as men.
D
Truth is demonstrating that all women in the US have faced the same struggle that she has.
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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?

A
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 quotation from "Ain't I a Woman?"Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.How does this quotation support the central idea of the speech?

A
It reinforces the idea that Truth’s personal experiences have greatly influenced her ideas.
B
It reminds the audience that Truth has strong spiritual and political ideals.
C
It supports that idea that women deserve equality by referencing religious authority.
D
It affirms the notion that religion can’t be used as a basis for unequal treatment.

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