Native Myths
In "The Earth on Turtle's Back," what is it that grew on Turtle's Back?
The Earth
What persuasive appeal is used here?
"I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead."
Pathos
Who wrote "The Crisis"?
Thomas Paine
The story of Black Elk Speaks is the story of who?
Black Elk
How many virtues did Franklin list in his "The Autobiography"
Thirteen
Why is Buffalo Bull so enraged at Coyote at the beginning of "Coyote and the Buffalo"?
Coyote has been kicking around Buffalo Bull's skull
What rhetorical device is used here?
"Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?"
Rhetorical Question
What did Patrick Henry urge the Virginia Convention to do?
Go to war against Britain
What are the names of Black Elk's two friends that speak for small sections in the book?
Fire Thunder and Standing Bear
How was Black Elk Speaks written since Black Elk only spoke Sioux?
Black Elk spoke in Sioux, which was translated by his son Ben Black Elk. This translation was transcribed in English by Edith, the daughter of John G. Neihardt. Then, Neihardt used the transcription to write the book.
A specific kind of myth that describes how the universe, the earth, and life began while explaining the workings of the natural world and validating social customs is called what?
Creation myth
What persuasive appeal is used here?
"It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country."
Ethos
According to Thomas Paine, what two qualities are needed by American troops to win the war?
Perseverance and fortitude
The precept "Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable" is tied to which of Franklin's virtues?
Tranquility
According to "Coyote and the Buffalo", why are there no buffalo in Swah-netk'-qhu country?
Coyote killed the cow Buffalo Bull gave him and Buffalo Bull refused to give him a new one.
How does Coyote convince Buffalo Bull to spare his life?
Coyote offers to make Buffalo Bull new horns.
What rhetorical device is used here?
"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne..."
Parallelism
Franklin compares trying to better himself to doing what?
Weeding a garden
What are the four quarters of the universe according to Black Elk Speaks and what colors are they associated with?
West = black
North = white
East = red
South = yellow
According to "The Earth on Turtle's Back," how was the moon created?
The grandmother of the twins was decapitated and her head became the moon.
What persuasive appeal is used here?
"There my people would be happy; where they are now they are dying. Three have died since I left my camp to come to Washington."
Logos
Paine uses pathos to provide an example for which of his reasons for supporting the fight for liberty?
Duty to provide a better life for one's family.
How does Black Elk react when he kills the frog?
He wants to cry.
Franklin's aphorism "A rolling stone gathers no moss" could best be listed under which of his virtues?
Industry