Notes

In The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, which virtue gave him the most trouble?
order
justice
industry
sincerity

In what way do Benjamin Franklin’s aphorisms in Poor Richard’s Almanack exemplify American literature?
They are philosophical and hard to understand.
They support virtuous living.
They emphasize hard work and practicality.
They are about political ideology.

How does the use of language in The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson differ from that in The Crisis by Thomas Paine?
It uses more charged and loaded words.
It is stronger in its condemnation of the king.
It appeals more to reason than to emotion.
It is more easily understood by the reader

Read the passage.
We place you upon those seats, spread soft with the feathery down of the globe thistle, there beneath the shade of the spreading branches of the Tree of Peace. There shall you sit and watch the council fire of the confederacy of the Five Nations, and all the affairs of the Five Nations shall be transacted at this place before you. Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. The name of these roots is the Great White Roots and their nature is peace and strength. . . .
In the Iroquois Constitution, what do the branches symbolize?
protection
strength
connection

The Crisis by Thomas Paine emphasizes which American ideal?
patriotic service
honest reflection
intellectual debate
humble obedience

Benjamin Franklin’s use of a daily organizer displays which of his qualities?
intelligence
sincerity
self-esteem
discipline

Read this passage from​ The Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin. Which virtue is most difficult for Benjamin Franklin to master?
“In the various enumerations of the moral virtues I had met with in my reading, I found the catalogue more or less numerous, as different writers included more or fewer ideas under the same name. Temperance, for example, was by some confined to eating and drinking, while by others it was extended to mean the moderating every other pleasure, appetite, inclination, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I propos'd to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annex'd to each, than a few names with more ideas; and I included under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time occurr'd to me as necessary or desirable, and annexed to each a short precept, which fully express'd the extent I gave to its meaning.”
temperance
sincerity
frugality
order

Read the sentence.
The blood of his children shall curse his cowardice, who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them happy.
What persuasive technique is used in this passage from The Crisis by Thomas Paine?
appeal to logic
appeal to authority
appeal to ethics
appeal to emotion

Read the sentence.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal . . .
What persuasive technique is used in this sentence from The Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson?
appeal to emotion
appeal to logic
appeal to ethics
appeal to authority

Read the passage.
. . . You shall carry out your duty and your firmness shall be tempered with tenderness for your people. Neither anger nor fury shall find lodgement in your mind and all your words and actions shall be marked with calm deliberation. In all of your deliberations in the confederate council, in your efforts at law making, in all your official acts, self-interest shall be cast into oblivion. Cast not over your shoulder behind you the warnings of the nephews and nieces should they chide you for any error or wrong you may do, but return to the way of the Great Law which is just and right. Look and listen for the welfare of the whole people and have always in view not only the present but also the coming generations, even those whose faces are yet beneath the surface of the ground—the unborn of the future nation.
According to the Iroquois Constitution, what is one quality of a good leader?
self-interest
strong emotions
righteous anger
patience

Read the passage.
Look and listen for the welfare of the whole people and have always in view not only the present but also the coming generations, even those whose faces are yet beneath the surface of the ground—the unborn of the future nation.
When making decisions within the council, the Iroquois Constitution warns a lord to be mindful of _____.
relatives' wishes
political alliances
future generations
personal gain


In The Autobiography, what did Benjamin Franklin discover about himself?
that he needed to remove some faults from the list
that he had more faults than he realized
that he needed to add more faults to the list
that he had less faults than he realized

Why does the Iroquois Constitution use symbols from nature to convey important ideas?
The Iroquois taught by oral storytelling rather than by the use of written language.
Only symbols from nature can convey such important political ideas.
The Iroquois people depended on nature and understood its effect on everyday life.
The author wanted to use symbols that would seem important to the other nations.

how many nations are represented in the Iroquois Constitution?
five
six
four
seven

Why does Thomas Jefferson begin the Declaration of Independence with a list of basic human rights?
to inspire the British people to come to America
to convince the king to change his policies
to argue in favor of a democratic form of government
to show that England has violated these rights