Practice Exam Answers

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 the excerpt from "For the ERA." [Eliminating sex discrimination] will involve so many changes in our state and federal laws that, without the authority and impetus of this proposed amendment, it will perhaps take another 194 years. We cannot be parties to continuing a delay. The time is clearly now to put this House on record for the fullest expression of that equality of opportunity which our founding fathers professed. Which detail from the text should be the focus of a summary?

Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 4 of The Tragedy of Macbeth . Macbeth is speaking to Lady Macbeth and preparing to join his guests at the banquet table. Macbeth: See, they encounter thee with their hearts’ thanks; Both sides are even: here I’ll sit i’ the midst: Be large in mirth; anon, we’ll drink a measure the table round. What mood does the alliteration in the phrase "they encounter thee with their hearts’ thanks” help create?

Which heading is the most persuasive for this image?

Which rhetorical devices does President Trump use in this excerpt? Choose two correct answers.

Read the excerpt from "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia which, if committed by a black man (no matter how ignorant he be), subject him to the punishment of death; while only two of the same crimes will subject a white man to the like punishment. What problem is Douglass referring to in this excerpt?