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"Salem Witch Trials: Caused by Ergot"
"Speech to the Second Virginia Convention"
“Farewell Address”
by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Literary Terms
Satire
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What is theme?
The lesson learned. Moral of the story.
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Explain satire
Technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.
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from "Farewell Address" What does Eisenhower indicate is a source of disappointment? A) the lack of progress toward disarmament and peace B) the fact that the nation's enemies have not been defeated C) the destruction and suffering inflicted during the wars he has fought D) the fact that he will soon be a private citizen
A) the lack of progress toward disarmament and peace
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What is tone?
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
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What is situational irony?
Occurs when something happens that is very different than what was expected.
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from "Salem Witch Trials: Caused by Ergot" and "Ergot Poisoning or Witchcraft?" Which information would best complete number 4 in the center of the Venn diagram? A) excessive hunger B) paranoia C) stomachache D) incomprehensible speech
B) paranoia
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from "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" What causes Henry to believe that “[t]here is no longer any room for hope”? A) The British have already begun to invade the city. B) The colonists are no longer willing to settle the matter peacefully. C) The colonists have run out of ways to settle the matter peacefully. D) The British were supported by the colonists’ taxes.
C) The colonists have run out of ways to settle the matter peacefully.
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from "Farewell Address" With which statement would the author most likely agree? A) The United States is not likely to get involved in another war. B) One job of citizens is to help the country toward peace. C) The United States will probably face a domestic crisis next. D) One job of citizens is to help build an armament.
B) One job of citizens is to help the country toward peace.
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What is mood?
The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.
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What is dramatic irony?
Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that some characters in a narrative do not.
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from "Salem Witch Trials: Caused by Ergot" and "Ergot Poisoning or Witchcraft?" Which information would best complete number 3 in the center of the Venn diagram? A) stuffy nose B) skin rashes C) delusions D) joint pain
C) delusions
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from "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention" Read the sentence. "It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace—but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!" Which sentence uses "extenuate" correctly? A) Although she did not mean to extenuate the situation all out of proportion, she sent everyone into a panic. B) We cannot sit here and extenuate about what exactly the problem is; we must set aside our differences and act! C) I tried to extenuate my speech as long as I could so that the other presenter would have time to set up her computer and projector. D) While people may try to extenuate the dire economic situation, it is clear from unemployment numbers that we have a serious problem.
D) While people may try to extenuate the dire economic situation, it is clear from unemployment numbers that we have a serious problem.
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from "Farewell Address" With which statement would the author most likely agree? A) Armaments should be destroyed or, at the least, no more should be made. B) The United States is constantly struggling to uphold democracy. C) Other countries must be careful that the United States does not become too militaristic. D) Balance among competing interests can be difficult to achieve.
D) Balance among competing interests can be difficult to achieve.
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What is an inference?
Inference is the process of arriving at a conclusion using known evidence or premises
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What is verbal irony?
A person says or writes one thing and means another
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from "Salem Witch Trials: Caused by Ergot" and "Ergot Poisoning or Witchcraft?" Which information would best complete number 1 in the center of the Venn diagram? A) muscle spasms B) vomiting C) chattering teeth D) fever
A) muscle spasms
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Read the sentence. "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament." Which sentence uses "remonstrated" correctly? A) John remonstrated his willingness to work long, hard hours, hoping his efforts would result in a job offer from the supervisor. B) Jake remonstrated loudly when the coach told him he could not play due to poor grades, but it did not change the coach's mind. C) All the subjects of the king remonstrated as he passed by, as the country's law required them to do. D) Since the government was corrupt, the people rose up and remonstrated a revolution to overturn it.
B) Jake remonstrated loudly when the coach told him he could not play due to poor grades, but it did not change the coach's mind.
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from "Farewell Address" What is the "hostile ideology" Eisenhower refers to in the third paragraph? A) McCarthyism B) terrorism C) communism D) fascism
C) communism
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What is an objective summary?
A summary that does not use opinions...just facts.
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What does incongruity mean?
To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.