American Roots: From Native Traditions to the American Revolution — Test
Question 20 • English Language Arts 11
Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV . It is distressing to see an enemy advancing into a country, but it is the only place in which we can beat them, and in which we have always beaten them, whenever they made the attempt. The nearer any disease approaches to a crisis, the nearer it is to a cure. Danger and deliverance make their advances together, and it is only the last push, in which one or the other takes the lead. How does the use of figurative language in this excerpt support Paine's message?
Answer
A
The figurative language helps readers understand the psychological effects of war on the colonists.
B
The figurative language helps readers visualize life during wartime for the colonists.
C
The figurative language helps readers understand that fighting for freedom is an urgent matter.
D
The figurative language helps readers visualize the battles of the Revolutionary War.
Explanation
Paine compares the struggle to a disease nearing a crisis and says that danger and deliverance advance together. The comparison suggests that although the situation is dangerous, it is also moving toward a decisive turning point and possible cure. This supports his message that the colonists must act urgently and keep fighting for freedom; it is not mainly a description of wartime life or a particular battle.
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