Practice Test

Question 1

Which slogan best describes the overriding cultural belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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C: "Unity Against Tyranny"

Question 2

Based on the Declaration of Independence, which statement best describes the founding fathers’ view on the role of government?

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B: Government is necessary in any society to protect the rights of the citizens.

Question 3

Which phrase describes a reason paraphrasing is used?

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C: to make a complex idea easier to understand

Question 4

What is paraphrasing?

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D: restating a text in different words

Question 5

Why did the Federalists support ratification of the Constitution?

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C: They believed the Articles of Confederation were endangering the nation.

Question 6

What is the definition of kairos?

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B: an appeal to timeliness

Question 7

James Madison, author of “Federalist Number 37,” advocated for a strong central government because

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D: he thought it would bring stability to the nation.

Question 8

Read the excerpt from "Keynote Address.” To permit violence and anarchy to destroy our cities is to spark the beginning of a cancerous growth of doubt, suspicion, fear, and hatred that will gradually infect the whole nation. Poverty, discrimination, deprivation, as evil as they are, do not justify violence or anarchy, do not justify looting or burning, and do not justify murder or assassination. Law and order must be respected and maintained to protect the rights, yes, the civil rights, of all our citizens. How does the speaker develop pathos in this excerpt?

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D: by using evocative language in describing things that matter to the audience

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