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Enlightenment Ideas in America — Unit test Answers

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Read the sentence from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.To have attempted much is always laudable, even when the enterprize is above the strength that undertakes it.

foolish or unwise; rash

displaying intellect; academic

humorous or comical; droll

deserving praise; admirable

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Which is one way that Swift criticizes society in "A Modest Proposal"?

by suggesting that people care so little about children they would be willing to sell and eat them

by suggesting that people would be appalled by the idea of selling and eating children

by highlighting the ways in which the plan could help people support people’s families

by highlighting all the practical ways in which people have tried to remedy poverty

Read the excerpt from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary, which, by degrees, I reduced to method, establishing to myself, in the progress of the work, such rules as experience and analogy suggested to me; experience, which practice and observation were continually increasing; and analogy, which, though in some words obscure, was evident in others.

teaches readers how to understand analogies.

follows a method prescribed by other dictionaries.

reflects an exhaustive study of its words.

includes obscure words not previously defined.

Read the excerpt from Thoughts and Sentiments.But the whole business of slavery is an evil of the first magnitude, and a most horrible iniquity to traffic with slaves and souls of men; and an evil, sorry I am, that it still subsists, and more astonishing to think, that it is an iniquity committed amongst Christians, and contrary to all the genuine principles of Christianity, and yet carried on by men denominated thereby.Read the excerpt from Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, An African.That subject, handled in your striking manner, would ease the yoke (perhaps) of many—but if only of one—Gracious God!—what a feast to a benevolent heart!—and, sure I am, you are an epicurean in acts of charity.

Both men claim that good Christians and enlightened individuals will support the abolishment of slavery.

Both men invoke God and use their Christian faith to establish a common ground with their intended audiences.

Both men claim that slavery is the utmost of un-Christian practices and that slaveholders are immoral.

Both men call on the grace of God to help them make their arguments and to be heard.

Read the excerpts from historical documents.From the Declaration of Independence:When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.From the Declaration of Sentiments:When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.

Both insist that drastic action requires a statement of rationale.

Both claim that revolutionary change requires hostile combat.

Both suggest that oppressive parties should be punished.

Both demand that laws change based on popular beliefs.

"a contradiction between what is said and what is really meant""a description of something as being smaller or less than it really is""the use of humor to emphasize the negative qualities of society""the use of ridicule to emphasize a conflict between two ideas"

"a contradiction between what is said and what is really meant"

"a description of something as being smaller or less than it really is"

"the use of humor to emphasize the negative qualities of society"

"the use of ridicule to emphasize a conflict between two ideas"

Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal.”Then as to the females, it would, I think, with humble submission, be a loss to the publick, because they soon would become breeders themselves: And besides, it is not improbable that some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very unjustly) as a little bordering upon cruelty, which, I confess, hath always been with me the strongest objection against any project, how well soever intended.

a loss to the publick

some scrupulous people

indeed very unjustly

strongest objection against

Read the statement about Swift’s "A Modest Proposal."Swift artfully uses language to convey the undeniable fact that landlords have consistently mistreated the impoverished and "already devoured most of the parents" who would serve as "breeders."

Swift skillfully uses language to convey his belief that landlords have mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as “breeders.”

Swift vividly describes how landlords have consistently mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as “breeders.”

Swift claims that landlords have consistently mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as the country’s “breeders.”

Swift states the undeniable fact that landlords have cruelly mistreated the impoverished and “already devoured most of the parents” who would serve as “breeders.”

Which is the best example of an explicit statement from Thoughts and Sentiments that shows Cugoano's beliefs about slavery?

“However, notwithstanding all that has been done and written against it, that brutish barbarity, and unparalelled injustice, is still carried on to a very great extent in the colonies, and with an avidity as insidious, cruel and oppressive as ever.”

“However, it cannot but be very discouraging to a man of my complexion in such an attempt as this, to meet with the evil aspersions of some men, who say, ‘That an African is not entitled to any competent degree of knowledge, or capable of imbibing any sentiments of probity; and that nature designed him for some inferior link in the chain, fitted only to be a slave.’”

“By some of such complexion, as whether black or white it matters not, I was early snatched away from my native country, with about eighteen or twenty more boys and girls, as we were playing in a field.”

“But the supporters and favourers of slavery make other things a pretence and an excuse in their own defence; such as, that they find that it was admitted under the Divine institution by Moses, as well as the long continued practice of different nations for ages; and that the Africans are peculiarly marked out by some signal prediction in nature and complexion for that purpose.”

Which words in the excerpt have negative connotations? Check two answer options.

deprived

elective

representation

oppressed

sides

Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."Then as to the females, it would, I think, with humble submission, be a loss to the publick, because they soon would become breeders themselves: And besides, it is not improbable that some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very unjustly) as a little bordering upon cruelty, which, I confess, hath always been with me the strongest objection against any project, how well soever intended.

The criticism of the practice would be levied “very unjustly.”

Women becoming breeders would be a "loss to the publick."

Some people "might be apt to" criticize the practice.

Many women would "become breeders themselves."

Samuel Johnson’s dictionary is best described as the first

study of word origins.

collection of word meanings.

modern English dictionary.

modern literary study.

Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.Which statement best describes the use of the underlined word in the excerpts?

Excerpt 1 recognizes the importance of word origins, but excerpt 2 suggests that studying word origins could be a waste of time.

Excerpt 1 recognizes the importance of word origins, and excerpt 2 suggests that etymology is more important than syntax.

Excerpt 1 questions the study of word origins, but excerpt 2 asserts the need to include etymology in dictionaries.

Excerpt 1 questions the study of word origins, and excerpt 2 insists that etymology is best studied over the course of one’s lifetime.

Which statement best describes why Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Declaration of Sentiments mirrors the language of the Declaration of Independance?

Stanton wants to encourage women to appreciate the freedoms that they enjoy in American society.

Stanton wants to acknowledge the efforts of American forefathers and the cooperation that prompted independence from Britain.

Stanton wants to promote an understanding of the American political system that allows men to vote for a representative government.

Stanton wants to emphasize the historical significance of the women’s movement and its potential for revolutionary change.

Read the statement about Swift’s "A Modest Proposal."Swift’s skillful and abundant use of false premises to develop his argument was the most effective way to signal that he was writing a satire.

objective because it is influenced by feelings or opinions.

objective because it is not influenced by feelings or opinions.

subjective because it is influenced by feelings or opinions.

subjective because it is not influenced by feelings or opinions.

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