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9 weeks test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| According to Gandhi, what are the two ways of countering injustice? | Violence and nonviolence |
| What does Gandhi mean when he says: “No clapping is possible without two hands to do it. . . .”? | You cannot have a government if the people refused to be ruled by it. |
| The tone of Gandhi’s essay is best described as -- | calmly defiant |
| King develops his arguments primarily though -- | comparison and contrast |
| What paradox does King use to conclude his essay? | Respectfully breaking an unjust law expresses the highest regard for law. |
| On hearing King’s argument, Gandhi most likely would -- | agree because King advocates the right of people to resist |
| What view of government does Thoreau express in the opening paragraph? | Government should govern as little as possible. |
| What is Thoreau’s opinion of the Mexican war that was being fought when he wrote this essay? | A few people caused the war by using the government as their tool. |
| What does Thoreau ask for instead of no government? | A better government at once |
| Thoreau suggests that slavery could be abolished in America by -- | one man refusing to support slavery and going to jail for it |
| After Thoreau is jailed, he | loses all respect for the government and pities it |
| What is a paradox? | A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a truth |
| Which of the following statements describes a paradoxical situation in the selection? | “I felt as if I alone of all my townsmen had paid my tax.” |
| Thoreau uses paradoxes because he believes that | truth can be revealed by examining contradictions |
| Which of the following phrases is an example of Irving’s use of humor? | Tom consoled himself for the loss of his property, with the loss of his wife, for he was a man of fortitude.” |
| What does Irving use to symbolize hypocrisy and hidden evil? | The flourishing trees that are rotten to the core |
| What feeling about the setting does Irving want to arouse? | fear |
| Which item best contributes to the story’s mood? | “The swamp was thickly grown with great gloomy pines and hemlocks . . . which made it dark at noonday. . .” |
| What was the Sister's name in the story? | Lady Madeline |
| What was one of the Narrator's ideas for Roderick being sick? | The house and the tarn were somehow making him sick |
| What did the windows look like? | eyes |
| What did Roderick and the Narrator do to try to make Roderick happy again | Paint |
| How did the doctor greet the narrator upon his arrival? | Sternly |
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