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Writing a Rhetorical Analysis Essay about Shirley Chisholm's Bid for Presidency — Unit test Answers

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Read the excerpt from "Address to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women” by Hillary Clinton. At this very moment, as we sit here, women around the world are giving birth, raising children, cooking meals, washing clothes, cleaning houses, planting crops, working on assembly lines, running companies, and running countries. Women also are dying from diseases that should have been prevented or treated. They are watching their children succumb to malnutrition caused by poverty and economic deprivation. They are being denied the right to go to school by their own fathers and brothers. They are being forced into prostitution, and they are being barred from the bank lending offices and banned from the ballot box.

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It highlights the many possibilities women have when they learn from other women.
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It emphasizes how conditions are changing for women in different professions.
C
It contrasts the great achievements of women with the continued threats to women.
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It illustrates how economic situations are the most important issue facing women.
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Which literary device attaches human qualities or actions to animals, objects, or abstract concepts?

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metaphor
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simile
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personification
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imagery
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Lin plans to write a rhetorical analysis essay of a speech. Her plan includes the following steps.Form an arguable thesis that analyzes the speaker’s rhetorical choices.Provide evidence of the speaker’s rhetorical choices.Explain the effects of the speaker’s rhetorical choices.Argue for the speaker’s purpose by using their rhetorical choices.

A
forming an inarguable thesis so her point becomes undisputable
B
adding evidence from other studies of the speech that have similar opinions
C
explaining the urgency of the speaker’s argument as a main piece of evidence
D
deleting the final step to maintain the intended purpose of the essay
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Consider these versions of The War of the Worlds.Excerpt 1, from H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds:I think everyone expected to see a man emerge—possibly something a little unlike us terrestrial men, but in all essentials a man. I know I did. But, looking, I presently saw something stirring within the shadow: greyish billowy movements, one above another, and then two luminous disks—like eyes. Then something resembling a little grey snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle, and wriggled in the air towards me—and then another.Excerpt 2, from Howard E. Koch's script for Orson Welles's radio adaptation:PHILLIPS: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most terrifying thing I have ever witnessed . . . Wait a minute! Someone's crawling out of the hollow top. Someone or . . . something. I can see peering out of that black hole two luminous disks . . . are they eyes? It might be a face. It might be . . .(SHOUT OF AWE FROM THE CROWD)PHILLIPS: Good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. Now it's another one, and another. They look like tentacles to me.Which statement best describes the difference between these versions?

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The radio adaptation shares more factual information than the novel.
B
The radio adaptation shares more humorous insight than the novel.
C
The radio adaptation is more frenzied than the novel.
D
The radio adaptation is more cheerful than the novel.
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Read the excerpt from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.A big greyish rounded bulk, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder. As it bulged up and caught the light, it glistened like wet leather.Two large dark-coloured eyes were regarding me steadfastly. The mass that framed them, the head of the thing, was rounded, and had, one might say, a face. There was a mouth under the eyes, the lipless brim of which quivered and panted, and dropped saliva.

H
He creates powerful visual images.
H
He appeals to the reader's intellect.
H
He shares an expert opinion.
H
He defines key terms.
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Which line from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore is an example of personification?

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“She has no pride of dress and decoration.”
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“My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.”
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“O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.”
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“like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.”
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Read the paragraph.School administrators should be encouraged to increase funding for music education. Many feel that school music programs are expensive and time-consuming. However, participating in band, orchestra, or chorus has been shown to improve student learning. Studies show that children who participate in school music programs achieve higher grades than students who do not. They also perform better on standardized tests.

A
The study supports the argument that school music programs are expensive.
B
The study supports the argument that school music programs improve student learning.
C
The study shows that children in school music programs do not achieve high grades.
D
The study shows that children in school music programs do not perform well on tests.
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The radio adaptation shares more factual information than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation shares more humorous insight than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation is more frenzied than the novel.
T
The radio adaptation is more cheerful than the novel.
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Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen in a compound modifier?

A
My little sister was well-behaved throughout the entire ride.
B
The supplies that you brought were much-needed.
C
A newly-married couple moved into the apartment across the hall.
D
Enrique’s dream is to become a full-time singer.
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True or False:

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T
F
F
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Read the lines from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore.My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.Only let me make my life simple and straight,like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.

I
It allows the reader to visualize what the poet looks like.
I
It makes the imagined addressee feel more present to the reader.
I
It allows the reader to imagine what the music might sound like.
I
It makes the figurative language of the poem stand out more.
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Lin plans to write a rhetorical analysis essay of a speech. Her plan includes the following steps.Form an arguable thesis that analyzes the speaker’s rhetorical choices.Provide evidence of the speaker’s rhetorical choices.Explain the effects of the speaker’s rhetorical choices.Argue for the speaker’s purpose by using their rhetorical choices.

A
forming an inarguable thesis so her point becomes undisputable
B
adding evidence from other studies of the speech that have similar opinions
C
explaining the urgency of the speaker’s argument as a main piece of evidence
D
deleting the final step to maintain the intended purpose of the essay
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compoundmodifyingnonrestrictiverestrictive

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compound
B
modifying
C
nonrestrictive
D
restrictive
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Read the passage.H. G. Wells was a scientist and a writer. He used his knowledge of science to create realistic works of fiction that fascinated readers. His novel The War of the Worlds gained fame when it was adapted for radio.

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to entertain readers with a story about H. G. Wells
B
to inform readers about H. G. Wells’s writing
C
to entertain readers with an excerpt from a novel
D
to persuade readers to read science fiction
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Question illustration
o
one narrator, past tense
o
one narrator, present tense
m
many speakers, past tense
m
many speakers, present tense
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Read the excerpt from "Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell.To begin with, it has nothing to do with archaism, with the salvaging of obsolete words and turns of speech, or with the setting-up of a "standard-English” which must never be departed from. On the contrary, it is especially concerned with the scrapping of every word or idiom which has outworn its usefulness. It has nothing to do with correct grammar and syntax, which are of no importance so long as one makes one’s meaning clear, or with the avoidance of Americanisms, or with having what is called a "good prose style.” On the other hand it is not concerned with fake simplicity and the attempt to make written English colloquial.

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Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by arguing that grammar is important.
B
Orwell’s purpose is to persuade readers to use simple language in political writing. He achieves this by discouraging the use of worn-out words and phrases.
C
Orwell’s purpose is to entertain readers with humorous language. He achieves this by using unusual grammar.
D
Orwell’s purpose is to entertain readers with humorous language. He achieves this by using funny words and phrases.
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Which line from "Song VII" by Rabindranath Tagore is an example of personification?

A
“She has no pride of dress and decoration.”
B
“My poet’s vanity dies in shame before thy sight.”
C
“O master poet, I have sat down at thy feet.”
D
“like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music.”
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Read the excerpt from Angela’s rhetorical analysis essay of Shirley Chisholm’s presidential announcement speech.In her speech, Chisholm states, "The President has broken his promises to us and has therefore lost his claim to our trust and confidence in him.” I think that, when Chisholm observes that the president made promises to all of them, including to her, she creates an intimacy and connection between herself and her listeners. She makes the audience feel like she is one of them and they are on the same team.

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replacing the words “including to her” with “including to Chisholm”
B
changing “she makes the audience feel” to “Chisholm makes them feel”
C
deleting “I think” so that the sentence is appropriate for rhetorical analysis
D
adding “The abiding concern of this administration has been one of political expediency . . .” to the quotation
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Read the excerpt from "Address to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women” by Hillary Clinton.I have met women in South Africa who helped lead the struggle to end apartheid and are now helping to build a new democracy. I have met with the leading women of my own hemisphere who are working every day to promote literacy and better health care for children in their countries.

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analogy
B
personal observation
C
expert opinion
D
testimonial
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Which literary device attaches human qualities or actions to animals, objects, or abstract concepts?

A
metaphor
B
simile
C
personification
D
imagery

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