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Cumulative Exam Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses imagery in an attempt to make readers feel | fear about being sent to hell. |
| There are seventy-two crimes in the State of Virginia .... What problem is Douglass referring to in this excerpt? | the unfair treatment of Black people in the courts |
| In "The Author to Her Book", the main reason Bradstreet uses inversion is to | complete the rhyme scheme. |
| Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" provide an example of stream of consciousness? | I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid. |
| What is the primary purpose of the phrases “borne thirteen children” and “cried out with my mother’s grief”? | to emphasize the pain and struggle that Truth has lived through |
| Based on Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, what biased view do Hester Prynne and most of her fellow settlers hold of themselves in relation to the Indigenous population in the area? | They see themselves as more civilized. |
| I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle. Reading it, however, with a perfect contempt for it, one discovers in it after all, a place for the genuine. “fiddle”? | nonsense |
| The animals thought that perhaps there was dirt at the depths of the ocean,.. Based on this excerpt, which character trait was valued by the Iroquois? | courage |
| Which statement would be included in a summary of paragraph one of Society and Solitude? | Solitude is an inner concept rather than an outward one. |
| He looked like the darkly engraved portraits which we see prefixed... Which trait of Reverend Mr. Wilson does Hawthorne develop in this excerpt from the chapter? | arrogance |
| [1] Robert King was a Quaker merchant and a kind man... Which sentence in the paragraph is structured differently than the others? | sentence 4 |
| After going over the attendance data, I have learned that twenty percent of our students are calling in sick every day, and it would be good to do something to stop this problem. Which appeal is the speaker using in the sentence? | logos, an appeal based on logic and reason |
| What is the couplet pattern in both “The Author to Her Book” and “A Hymn to the Evening”? | consecutive pairs of rhyming lines |
| How does "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” relate to the Declaration of Independence? | Douglass’s speech proclaims that the treatment of Black people directly contradicts the Declaration of Independence. |
| Which slogan best describes the overriding cultural belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence? | "Unity Against Tyranny" |
| We keep the wall between us as we go... What feature of this excerpt makes it blank verse? | It has iambic pentameter. |
| Which best states the structure of the section entitled “Solitude” in Walden? | Thoreau describes a sequence of events he enjoys at night, and then compares himself to others who do not understand his pleasure in being alone in nature. |
| I, too, dislike it: there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle... What is the meaning of the word “contempt” in this context? | scorn |
| [1] When Amira woke up, it was still dark outside... Which of the following best describes this paragraph? | Each sentence begins with a dependent clause. |
| When Emerson states, “It by no means follows that we are not fit for society, because soirees are tedious,” in Society and Solitude, how does he support his statement? | He suggests that a person has one conception of one’s self when in a group and another when with just one other person. |
| When I was fifteen, I asked my mom if I could go visit my cousin, who lived across the country. “If you can [ ] up enough babysitting money to pay for half of the plane ticket, I will let you go,” she replied. I [ ] thrilled! | save . . . . was |
| The government of England is subjecting the American colonists to laws that take away their unalienable rights. This statement is the Declaration of Independence’s | minor premise. |