Question 1 (True/False Worth 2 points)

In Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis,” the tavern keeper at Amboy is presented in a positive light. He is a courageous, heroic Patriot who will bend to no one and nothing.

True
False

Question 2 (True/False Worth 2 points)

Squanto, a Native North American of the Pawtuxet tribe in what later came to be known as Massachusetts, became friendly with the Plymouth colonists, aiding them in their planting and fishing.

True
False

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

What was one of the first things that Squanto taught the English?

How to roast a chicken

How to speak tribal language

How to swim

How to use fish fertilizer with their crops

How to find water in the forest

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Why did Olaudah Equiano’s two countrymen jump into the sea?

They wanted to swim

They wanted to fish

They preferred death to a life of misery

They had become insane

They had been pushed into the sea

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

“Tyranny like hell is not easily conquered.” This statement from Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis” is an example of a/an:

allusion.

personification.

metaphor.

irony.

aphorism.

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

In the “Declaration of Independence,” Thomas Jefferson expresses his grievances against the:

King of Great Britain.

Almighty.

General Congress.

President.

army.

Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Benjamin Franklin describes Andrew Bradford’s father as a:

pious man.

generous man.

wise and learned man.

naive man.

crafty old sophister.

Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

What does Thomas Paine value highly in the excerpt from his essay “The Crisis”?

Freedom

Solitude

Individuality

Spirituality

Equality

Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Thomas Jefferson was governor of _______ from 1779 to 1781.

Pennsylvania

New York

Massachusetts

Virginia

Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Which is the first house in Philadelphia where Benjamin Franklin slept?

The Three Mariners

The meetinghouse of the Quakers

The house of the Reads

The Crooked Billet

The printer’s house

Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Who lured Squanto and other native Americans on board and kidnapped them?

John Smith

Thomas Dermer

Thomas Hunt

John Slany

Question 12 (Matching Worth 8 points)

Match each author with the correct work.

Match Term Definition
Olaudah Equiano A) Age of Reason
Thomas Paine B) New Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Washington Irving C) History of New York
Benjamin Franklin D) Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson E) The Life of Gustavus Vassa

Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

Why was Olaudah Equiano spared the fetters on the ship carrying slaves?

He was well behaved

He was too young

He was ill

He was fishing

He had to clean the deck

Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 8 points)

According to Thomas Jefferson, why did the King of England dissolve representative houses repeatedly?

For lack of the required number of members

For opposing his invasions on the rights of the people

For not functioning properly

For not looking after the welfare of the people

For inciting the people against him