Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Edgar Allen Poe
Harlem Renaissance
The Great Gatsby
Potential Extra Credit
100

Define Ethos

Persuasion through credibility

100

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

100

What are Nanny's expectations for Janie in terms of marriage? 

    a.) Janie should find her true love, the holder of her heart.

    b.) Janie should seek status and social hierarchy

    c.) Janie should seek stability

 c.) Janie should seek stability

100

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

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

100

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


200

Define Logos

Persuasion through logic and reason

200

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

200

What makes the relationship between Janie and Tea Cake different from her previous marriages? 

    a.) It is built on equality, mutual respect and genuine love/ passion

    b.) It is built on their love of farming, ultimately prompting them to move into their dream house

    c) It is built on jealousy, their relationship is toxic and she leaves him in the end

 a.) It is built on equality, mutual respect and genuine love/ passion

200

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

200

What is Indicative Mood?

A) Asks a question

B) A statement of fact

C) When you state a command

B) A statement of fact

300

Define Pathos

Persuasion through emotions

300

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.

300

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

300

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.

300

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

400

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

400

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.

400

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

400

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

400

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

500

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

500

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.

500

How does the incident with the rabid dog and the hurricane, "the muck," test Janie and Tea Cake's love? 

    a.)The hurricane and the rabid dog incident on "the muck" serve as a true test of what it means to be a man. Tea Cake comes out of the incident unscathed and saves the woman he loves. Rather than going on to continue dating the pair gets married shortly after the incident and become the staple couple of “the muck”

    b.)The hurricane and the rabid dog incident on "the muck" serve as the ultimate lesson in self awareness. Rather than listening to their neighbors/ longtime residents of “the muck”, Janie and Tea Cake stay, convince others to do the same, and cause the death of everyone involved including themselves.

    c.)The hurricane and the rabid dog incident on "the muck" serve as the ultimate test of Janie and Tea Cake's love. Rather than breaking their bond, the ordeal proves its strength by forcing Tea Cake into an act of self-sacrificing heroism.

c.)The hurricane and the rabid dog incident on "the muck" serve as the ultimate test of Janie and Tea Cake's love. Rather than breaking their bond, the ordeal proves its strength by forcing Tea Cake into an act of self-sacrificing heroism.

500

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

500

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)