Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Define Ethos
Persuasion through credibility
What is the speaker doing when he first hears rapping at his door?
A) Reading and nearly falling asleep
B)Writing a poem for his lost loved one
C)Eating dinner
A) Reading and nearly falling asleep
Which of the following was NOT listed as an Author’s Purpose in our Harlem Renaissance notes?
A) Claim space in American Literature
B) Show everyday life not just struggle
C) Practice publishing poems
C) Practice publishing poems
According to Nick, why did he decide to move to the East in chapter 1?
A) For work/ learn the bond business
B) To explore New York
C) To visit his cousin Daisy
A) For work/ learn the bond business
What is a Direct Object?
A) The person or thing that receives the verbs action
B) A sentence that follows SVO
C) The recipient of the direct object
A) The person or thing that receives the verbs action
Define Pathos
Persuasion through emotions
What is the significance of the repeated phrase “Nevermore”?
A) It is purely for poetic purposes
B)Signifies hopelessness
C)It gives the raven dialogue
B)Signifies hopelessness
Which of the following themes is best described as: the intellectual and artistic movement's critique of the promise that hard work and equality were accessible to all.
A) Pride vs Pressure
B) Hope, Resilience, & creativity
C) Questioning The American Dream
C) Questioning The American Dream
In Ch. 4 what request/ favor does Gatsby ask Nick for?
A) To go into business with his car company
B) To ask Daisy over for tea
C) To get him information on Tom
B) To ask Daisy over for tea
What is Indicative Mood?
A) Asks a question
B) A statement of fact
C) When you state a command
B) A statement of fact
Define Logos
Persuasion through logic and reason
Describe the cell where the prisoner is kept?
A) It is dimly lit with a bed and a small window.
B)It is made of metal with his cell mate shackled to the wall.
C)It is made of stone; cold and slippery and is pitch black.
C)It is made of stone; cold and slippery and is pitch black.
Which of the following themes is best described as:were intertwined, acting as both a response to systemic racism and a proactive movement for cultural, social, and political change. The movement saw African Americans in Harlem, many of whom were part of the Great Migration escaping the Jim Crow South, cultivating a new Black consciousness and identity.
A) Double Identity
B) Hope, Resilience, & creativity
C) Questioning The American Dream
B) Hope, Resilience, & creativity
In Ch. 4 why is Nick looking at Wolfshiem's cuff buttons?
A) They have fangs on them.
B) They have a vile of human blood in the center of them.
C) They have human molars in them.
C) They have human molars in them.
What is Passive Voice?
A) A sentence that follows SVO
B) A sentence that is rearranged so that the subject receives the verbs action
A suggestion or wish for something unlikely to happen
B) A sentence that is rearranged so that the subject receives the verbs action
Is this an example of ethos, pathos or logos?
Ex: "My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
Ethos
What could account for the speaker's fuzzy memory of the events that led to his imprisonment?
A) He is drugged.
B) He has no brain.
C) He is weak from fear, torture, and is confused.
C) He is weak from fear, torture, and is confused.
Which of the following themes is best described as: the internal surge of self-definition, cultural confidence, and solidarity conflicting with the external, and sometimes internal, struggle against systemic racism, white patronage expectations, and intra-racial colorism.
A) Double Identity
B) Pride vs Pressure
C) Hope, Resilience, & creativity
B) Pride vs Pressure
In Ch. 4 why did Gatsby ask Nick to arrange a meeting for him?
A) He wants control over what the place looks like
B) He wants Daisy to feel like her family approves of him
C) He wants to show Daisy his house
C) He wants to show Daisy his house
What are Verbals?
A) Verbs that act as another part of speech
B) When you state a command
C) -ing verbs acting as a noun
A) Verbs that act as another part of speech
Is this an example of ethos, pathos or logos?
Ex: "They've worked against everything we've worked so hard to build, and they don't care who gets hurt in the process. Make no mistake, they're the enemy, and they won't stop until we're all destroyed."
Pathos
Why is there a pit in the center of the cell?
A) The pit is a means of torture, it also symbolizes impending death.
B) The pit is a trick from a demon, symbolizing freedom.
C) The pit is there because the prison is collapsing.
A) The pit is a means of torture, it also symbolizes impending death.
Which of the following themes is best described as:The internal tension experienced by African Americans navigating two warring ideals: being true to their Black culture while conforming to a dominant, white society.
A) Double Identity
B) Hope, Resilience, & creativity
C) Questioning The American Dream
A) Double Identity
According to Daisy in chapter 7 how does she feel about Tom and Gatsby?
A) She never loved Tom and she never loved Gatsby
B) She loves Tom and she loves Gatsby too
C) She never loved Tom and she loves Gatsby
B) She loves Tom and she loves Gatsby too
What are Participles?
A) -ing verbs acting as a noun
B) Verbs in the “to__” format that haven’t been conjugated
C) Verbs Acting as adjectives (-ing, -ed, -en, etc)
C) Verbs Acting as adjectives (-ing, -ed, -en, etc)