Declaration of Independence Test

What type of persuasive writing is used to influence readers’ feelings (pathos)?

• appeals to ethics

• appeals to logic

• appeals to emotions

• appeals to authority

What type of persuasive writing is used to show that an argument is correct (logos)?

• appeals to ethics

• appeals to logic

• appeals to emotions

• appeals to authority

What type of persuasive writing is used to show that an argument is just or fair (ethos)?

• appeals to ethics

• appeals to logic

• appeals to emotions

• appeals to authority

What type of persuasive writing is used to show that a higher power supports the ideas?

• appeals to ethics

• appeals to logic

• appeals to emotions

• appeals to authority

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe the genre of the Declaration of Independence?

• Open letter

• Fictional story

• Historical/Political document

• Persuasive document

Which of the following is the audience for the Declaration of Independence?

• The Native Americans who first lived in America

• The writers of the Declaration of Independence

• The colonists who were still loyal to the British king

• The world

Which of the following was NOT the purpose for the Declaration of Independence?

• To explain why the colonists should break away from Britain

• To understand why the King was being tyrannical

• To convince the world that what they were doing was justified

• To announce their political separation from Britain

Which of the following is the appeal that is used MOST in the Declaration of Independence?

• He explains how a government is created

• He discusses the rights that people possess as human beings

• He offers a long list of the colonists’ complaints against the British king

• He asks colonists to contribute their fortunes (money) to the war

What overall announcement does the Declaration of Independence make?

• The colonists proclaim their loyalty to Great Britain

• The colonists refuse to pay unfair taxes with Great Britain

• The colonists declare a separation from Great Britain

• The colonists sign new agreements with Great Britain

Why does Jefferson use charged/loaded words in the Declaration of Independence?

• Because he wants to confuse the audience with difficult words

• Because he wants to appeal to the audience’s emotions

• Because he wants to appeal to the audience’s intellect

• Because he is not sure who the audience is