Rhetorical Appeals
Puritan Faith
Native American Spirituality
Figurative Language
Foundational Texts
100

It's purpose is to persuade using credibility and character. 

What is Ethos. 

100

This is the belief that you are on a one-way track to heaven or hell from birth. 

What is Predestination. 

100

According to Native Americans, everything in the universe is _________, including people, animals, plants, the land, and the sky. 

What is Connected.

100

This can be defined as a way of using words and phrases to evoke imagery, emotions, and provide a deeper understanding to a text. 

What is Figurative Language. 

100

Was the husband of Abigail Adams and one of the five drafters of the Declaration of Independence. 

Who is John Adams. 

200

The phrases "Made in America" and "National Pride" appeal to what form of rhetoric? 

What is Pathos.

200

The Puritans left Europe because they didn't agree with this system in the Catholic Church. 

What is Religious Hierarchy. 

200

The Changing Seasons and Repetition of History are examples of what type of time. 

What is Cyclical Time. 

200

"He flew to close to the sun" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

What is a Metaphor.

200

Cruel or oppressive government rule where a leader has absolute power and control.

What is Tyranny. 

300

In the courtroom a lawyer presenting expert testimony and forensic evidence to a jury is using what form of rhetoric? 

What is Logos. 

300

Personal Salvation, Emotional Worship, and Democratization of Religion were all part of what religious movement. 

What is the First Great Awakening. 

300

Native Americans passed down stories through generations through this form of communication. 

What is Oral Communication. 

300

A snake can represent deviance, temptation, and corruption. This is an an example of what type of figurative language?

What is Symbolism. 

300

A list of what was provided in the Declaration of Independence that was used to explain the reasons for separation from the "mother" country of England?

What is Grievances. 

400

Being logically sound (logos) and emotionally powerful (pathos) is always ethical. 

What is false. 

400

Johnathan Edwards delivered Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God in order to evoke fear and influence over his followers. What type of speech was this? 

What is a Sermon. 

400

The World on the Turtle's Back is an example of what specific type of myth?

What is a Creation Myth.

400

When Fear "knocks on the door" and Faith "answers," these inanimate concepts have been given human traits through this literary device.

What is Personification.

400

He wrote What to a Slave is the Fourth of July and argued for the abolition of Slavery. 

Who is Frederick Douglass. 

500

In the "Boy who Cried Wolf", the young shepherd boy cries "wolf" in a panic, yet there is never any wolf to be seen; yet one day, a wolf truly does appear and when the boy yells "wolf" he is not believed. What form of rhetoric is causing the people to not believe the boy?

What is Ethos. 

500

In Huswifery, God's grace was being compared to what object in the form of an extended metaphor. 

What is a Spinning Wheel and Loom. 

500

The __________ Wheel is an example of a Sacred Symbol used by Native Americans representing the four life cycles. 

What is the Medicine Wheel. 

500

Calling a notoriously stingy and cruel boss "Scrooge" is an example of both this literary reference and this type of irony.

What is Allusion and Verbal Irony. 

500

Famous quote/phrase used by colonists regarding their treatment and representation in England at the time. The "Tea Tax" is one example. 

What is "Taxation without Representation".

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