Rhetorical Appeals (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
Which rhetorical appeal does Frederick Douglass primarily use when he describes the horrors of slavery in What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
A) Ethos
B) Pathos
C) Logos
D) Anecdote
B) Pathos
What rhetorical device does Douglass use in the line, “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine”?
A) Hyperbole
B) Parallelism
C) Rhetorical Question
D) Juxtaposition
D) Juxtaposition
What is Lincoln’s main purpose in his Second Inaugural Address?
A) To condemn the South
B) To seek unity and healing
C) To demand revenge
D) To announce his resignation
B) To seek unity and healing
What tone does Douglass use when he calls America’s celebration of independence a “sham” while slavery continues?
A) Joyful
B) Sarcastic and outraged
C) Apologetic
D) Neutral
B) Sarcastic and outraged
What was the immediate impact of Douglass’s What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? speech?
A) It led to the immediate abolition of slavery
B) It was widely ignored
C) It further exposed the hypocrisy of American freedom
D) It was only meant for abolitionists
C) It further exposed the hypocrisy of American freedom
In Second Inaugural Address, which rhetorical appeal does Lincoln use when referencing the shared suffering of both the North and South?
A) Ethos
B) Logos
C) Pathos
D) Irony
C) Pathos
In Second Inaugural Address, Lincoln repeatedly refers to “the war” without explicitly naming the Civil War. This is an example of:
A) Euphemism
B) Understatement
C) Metaphor
D) Allusion
A) Euphemism
How does Douglass structure his argument in What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? to make it more persuasive?
A) Starts with praise before condemning slavery
B) Immediately attacks the audience
C) Relies only on personal stories
D) Focuses on the future rather than the past
A) Starts with praise before condemning slavery
Which word best describes Lincoln’s tone in Second Inaugural Address?
A) Vindictive
B) Hopeful
C) Solemn and reconciliatory
D) Defiant
C) Solemn and reconciliatory
Why is Ain’t I a Woman? considered a landmark speech?
A) It was the first speech ever given by an African American woman
B) It connected both abolition and women’s rights struggles
C) It led directly to women’s suffrage
D) It was never actually delivered
B) It connected both abolition and women’s rights struggles
When a speaker establishes credibility by referencing their own experiences or expertise, they are using:
A) Logos
B) Pathos
C) Ethos
D) Repetition
C) Ethos
“A nation divided against itself cannot stand” is an example of which rhetorical device?
A) Metaphor
B) Alliteration
C) Antithesis
D) Simile
C) Antithesis
Why does The Zig-Zag Road to Rights emphasize setbacks in civil rights progress?
A) To show all movements follow a straight path
B) To highlight that social change happens in cycles
C) To argue that civil rights progress is unnecessary
D) To suggest legal victories are meaningless
B) To highlight that social change happens in cycles
The phrase “the bonds of slavery” in Douglass’s speech is an example of:
A) Hyperbole
B) Metaphor
C) Allusion
D) Simile
B) Metaphor
How did Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address influence Reconstruction?
A) It called for harsh punishment of the South
B) It encouraged unity and healing between North and South
C) It supported extending slavery
D) It demanded the South secede permanently
B) It encouraged unity and healing between North and South
In Ain’t I a Woman?, which rhetorical appeal does Sojourner Truth use when she shares her personal experiences of labor, loss, and hardship?
A) Ethos
B) Logos
C) Pathos
D) Irony
C) Pathos
What rhetorical device does Sojourner Truth use repeatedly in Ain’t I a Woman?
A) Simile
B) Rhetorical Question
C) Metaphor
D) Understatement
B) Rhetorical Question
What is Truth’s main argument in Ain’t I a Woman?
A) Women should remain in traditional roles
B) Black women deserve the same rights as others
C) Men are superior to women
D) Women’s rights are more important than abolition
B) Black women deserve the same rights as others
What tone does Sojourner Truth adopt when she repeatedly asks, "Ain’t I a woman?"
A) Humorous
B) Defiant and passionate
C) Apologetic
D) Detached
B) Defiant and passionate
How does The Zig-Zag Road to Rights argue that civil rights progress occurs?
A) Through consistent, linear progress
B) Through back-and-forth movement with both victories and setbacks
C) Through immediate revolutionary change
D) Through individual effort only
B) Through back-and-forth movement with both victories and setbacks
Truth challenges the argument that women need to be treated delicately by stating, “I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me!” What rhetorical appeal is she using?
A) Ethos
B) Logos
C) Pathos
D) Repetition
A) Ethos
In Ain’t I a Woman?, Truth contrasts the treatment of white women with her own experience, emphasizing injustice. This is an example of:
A) Juxtaposition
B) Parallelism
C) Anecdote
D) Alliteration
A) Juxtaposition
How does Truth structure her speech to strengthen her argument?
A) Starts with personal experience, then moves to logic and biblical allusions
B) Immediately condemns men
C) Tells a long narrative with no argument
D) Avoids repeating key ideas
A) Starts with personal experience, then moves to logic and biblical allusions
What effect does the diction in Truth’s phrase, “I could work as much and eat as much as a man – when I could get it – and bear the lash as well!” create?
A) Emphasizes her equality to men
B) Creates a humorous tone
C) Downplays her struggles
D) Weakens her argument
A) Emphasizes her equality to men
What is the lasting legacy of Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman? speech?
A) It proved women could not be strong leaders
B) It became a foundational argument for intersectional feminism
C) It was forgotten after the Civil War
D) It argued against women’s suffrage
B) It became a foundational argument for intersectional feminism