Semester Test Review
Semester Test Review Quiz
Prepare yourself for a comprehensive review with our Semester Test Review Quiz! This engaging quiz features 31 thought-provoking questions that test your understanding of key historical texts, including Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and accounts from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Take this opportunity to deepen your knowledge and ensure you're ready for your semester exams. Key features include:
- Multiple choice and descriptive questions
- Insight into historical contexts and literary techniques
- Designed for students looking to enhance their learning experience
Answer the following questions about the excerpt from Common Sense.
Answer the following questions about the excerpt from Common Sense.
1. This essay can be identified as a primary source because the author
A. Witnessed the events of the time
B. Criticized foreign governments
C. Analyzed international trade policies
D. Identified levels of government
2. Which lines contain parallelism?
A. lines 1–5
B. lines 31–33
C. lines 37–38
D. lines 44–46
3. The words union, faith, and honor in line 5 appeal to the emotion of
A. surprise
B. pride
C. bliss
D. wonder
4. Which claim does the author make about the American nation in lines 5–8?
A. Religious freedom was important to the first settlers of the American nation.
B. The American nation is blessed with many marketable goods.
C. Future generations will suffer if the American nation does not unite.
D. The landscape of the American nation is remarkably beautiful.
5. Which descriptive details most clearly place this essay in its historical context?
A. Young oak, tender rind, grown characters
B. Great Britain, colonies, parliament
C. Agreeable dream, friendship, happiness
D. New era, material injuries, common sense
6. Which quote is an example of an antithesis?
A. “The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth.”
B. “Now is the seed-time of Continental union, faith and honor.”
C. “The only difference between the parties was the method effecting it.”
D. “The one proposing force, the other friendship.”
7. Which quote is an example of parallelism?
A. “to see what we have to trust to, if separated, and what we are to expect, if dependant”
B. “or that the first twenty years of our lives is to become a precedent for the next twenty”
C. “been asserted in parliament, that the Colonies have no relation to each other but through the Parent Country”
D. “but it is the nearest and only true way of proving enmity (or enemyship, if I may so call it)”
8. Which statement supports the author’s claim that America does not need to stay connected to Britain?
A. Current decisions will affect future generations.
B. Many Americans want a peaceful resolution.
C. American commerce would have been successful without European involvement.
D. The British government insists that the Colonies are connected only through Britain.
9. Which persuasive technique does the author use in lines 24–33?
A. Appeal to association
B. Ethical appeal
C. Logical appeal
D. Appeal to authority
10. The author’s counterargument in lines 24–33 refutes the opposing view that
A. The colonies are related only through Great Britain
B. America needs Great Britain’s protection from other countries
C. Great Britain has defended America out of genuine concern
D. In order to prosper, America needs to stay connected with Great Britain
11. “A child has thrived upon milk” in lines 27–28 is an example of which persuasive technique?
A. Emotional appeal
B. Appeal to authority
C. Logical appeal
D. Appeal to association
12. Which kind of tone does the author communicate through his diction in lines 38–42?
A. embarrassed
B. depressing
C. insistent
D. sarcastic
Answer the following questions about the excerpt from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Answer the following questions about the excerpt from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay.
13. This account can be identified as a primary source because the author
A. Gives specific details about the events
B. Is the lieutenant-governor in the account
C. Is very familiar with legal terms
D. Understands the politics of the time period
14. The author’s diction in lines 1–9 communicates a tone that is
A. unconcerned
B. surprised
C. excited
D. formal
15. The descriptive anecdote in lines 10–14 suggests that
A. The citizens were concerned about the consequences of their rash actions
B. Many people very strongly opposed the stamp act
C. The mob tried to reason with Mr. Oliver before reacting
D. Most people would eventually accept the stamp act
16. Which descriptive details most clearly place this account in its historical context?
A. governor, sheriff, distributor
B. doors, house, windows
C. Boston, militia, stamp act
D. King street, smugglers, town
17. Which words in lines 32–35 suggest a concern with controversial political decisions of the time period?
A. months, admiralty, desire
B. depositions, transactions, trade
C. taken, made, sworn
D. Certain, many, special
18. The descriptive anecdote in lines 42–49 suggests that the mob
A. Was dangerously violent
B. Consisted of only a few members
C. Went on to destroy many houses
D. Felt awful about their actions
Answer the next two questions using information from both selections.
Answer the next two questions using information from both selections.
19. Both primary sources give you insight into
A. Life as a member of Boston’s militia
B. Political editorials in newspapers
C. Definitions of government positions
D. American attitude toward British rule
20. Based on historical context, you know that both selections were
A. Printed throughout Great Britain
B. Distributed to inspire militia members
C. Written prior to the American Revolution
D. Based on third-party observations
Use context clues and your knowledge of specialized vocabulary to answer the following questions about political words from both selections.
Use context clues and your knowledge of specialized vocabulary to answer the following questions about political words from both selections.
21. What is the most likely meaning of the word parliament as it is used in line 45 from Common Sense?
A. Political activists
B. Governing body
C. Royal court
D. Military organization
22. What is the most likely meaning of the word council as it is used in line 10 in the excerpt from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay?
A. Newspaper reporters
B. Militia members
C. Elected town officials
D. Royal advisors
23. What is the most likely meaning of the word office as it is used in line 25 in the excerpt from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay?
A. Business location
B. Subdivision of a corporation
C. Public position of duty and authority
D. Administrative group
24. What is the most likely meaning of the word oaths as it is used in line 39 in the excerpt from The History of the Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay ?
A. Legal decisions
B. Premises of an argument
C. Curses against an enemy
D. Promised pledges of action
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