Unit 3 "My Perspectives" Pretest The Declaration of Independence
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21 questions
Read each question below. Then, choose the BEST response that correctly answers each question. Good luck!
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Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson’s expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson’s expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?
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From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson’s general attitude toward revolution?
From the Declaration of Independence, what can a reader infer about Jefferson’s general attitude toward revolution?
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According to the Declaration of Independence, which of the following statements are among the reasons the colonies determined to break away from British rule? Choose three options.
According to the Declaration of Independence, which of the following statements are among the reasons the colonies determined to break away from British rule? Choose three options.
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Which statement best describes the way Britain harmed the American economy, according to the Declaration of Independence?
Which statement best describes the way Britain harmed the American economy, according to the Declaration of Independence?
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In the Declaration of Independence, what does Jefferson mean when he says that the king has “refused his assent to laws … necessary for the public good”?
In the Declaration of Independence, what does Jefferson mean when he says that the king has “refused his assent to laws … necessary for the public good”?
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Which person is the best example of someone who demonstrates tyranny?
Which person is the best example of someone who demonstrates tyranny?
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If you acquiesce to a plan, what is most likely true?
If you acquiesce to a plan, what is most likely true?
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If you claim that someone’s actions lacked rectitude, how do you think the person most likely behaved?
If you claim that someone’s actions lacked rectitude, how do you think the person most likely behaved?
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Part A
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation’s government?
Part A
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation’s government?
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Part B
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the answer to Part A from Question 9?
Part B
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the answer to Part A from Question 9?
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Part A
Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?
Part A
Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?
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Part B
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the answer to Part A from Question 11?
Part B
Which quotation from the Declaration of Independence best supports the answer to Part A from Question 11?
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Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are
endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness ….
Which of the following statements best explains what Jefferson means by “all men are created equal”?
Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are
endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness ….
Which of the following statements best explains what Jefferson means by “all men are created equal”?
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The Declaration of Independence states that independence has become “necessary” and that Americans “should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” Which of the following statements best expresses the point Jefferson makes with this language?
The Declaration of Independence states that independence has become “necessary” and that Americans “should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” Which of the following statements best expresses the point Jefferson makes with this language?
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In the Declaration of Independence, what is Jefferson's purpose in listing self-evident truths?
In the Declaration of Independence, what is Jefferson's purpose in listing self-evident truths?
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Part A
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson describes the king’s actions and policies as “absolute despotism,” “abuses and usurpations,” “repeated injuries and usurpations,” and so on. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of such language?
Part A
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson describes the king’s actions and policies as “absolute despotism,” “abuses and usurpations,” “repeated injuries and usurpations,” and so on. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of such language?
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Part B
Which of the following best explains the answer to Part A from Question 16?
Part B
Which of the following best explains the answer to Part A from Question 16?
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Which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence makes the strongest emotional appeal to readers?
Which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence makes the strongest emotional appeal to readers?
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What does this quotation from the Declaration of Independence reveal about Jefferson’s eighteenth-century writing style? Choose two options.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.
What does this quotation from the Declaration of Independence reveal about Jefferson’s eighteenth-century writing style? Choose two options.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.
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In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson accuses Britain of “quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.” Which of the following best defines the word quartering as Jefferson uses it here?
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson accuses Britain of “quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.” Which of the following best defines the word quartering as Jefferson uses it here?
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Toward the end of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson writes these words.
… [A]s free and independent states, [the colonies] have full power to levy war, conclude
peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which
independent states may of right do.
Which of the following best indicates how the phrase contract alliances would be expressed in modern English?
Toward the end of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson writes these words.
… [A]s free and independent states, [the colonies] have full power to levy war, conclude
peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which
independent states may of right do.
Which of the following best indicates how the phrase contract alliances would be expressed in modern English?