Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

English > English 1122 > Flashcards

English 1122 Flashcards

1
Q

Memory verse of English

A

1 Corinthians 2:2

For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Colonial Period

Saw ____
Guided their lives ____
Leaders ____
Realized ____

A
  1. world as God-centered
  2. by the Bible
  3. were ministers
  4. God was in control
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Period of Independence

Saw ____
Guided ____
Leaders ____
Felt that ____

A
  1. world as man-centered
  2. by human reasoning
  3. followed the new trend
  4. success and failure were in their own hands
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Vendue means ____

A

a public sale

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Creditor means ____

A

one to whom a debt is owed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Veracity means ____

A

truthfulness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Tyranny means ____

A

cruel or unjust use of power

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Gaol means ____

A

jail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Industrious means ____

A

hardworking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Frugal means ____

A

tending to avoid unnecessary spending; thrifty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

______, born just three years after Jonathan Edwards, was one of the most influential men of the Period of Independence

A

Benjamin Franklin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Mr. Franklin was a ____, or one who recognizes that there is a God, but professes no form of traditional religion

A

deist

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Deism is a ____ religion

A

false

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

True ____ is based on ____ principles

A

virtue; Biblical

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Most of what we know about Mr. Franklin is from his ____ but he is probably best known for ____

A

Autobiography; Poor Richard’s Almanac

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Debt will ____ (3)

A
  1. take away your freedom
  2. make you fearful
  3. cause you to lie
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Mr. Franklin had a ____ heritage and was friends with some great Godly men like Cotton Mather and George ____

A

Biblical; Whitefield

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

“the penman of the revolution”

A

John Dickinson

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

“Speech in the Virginia Convention”

A

Patrick Henry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

“The American Hero”

A

Nathaniel Niles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

“a flame of fire!”

A

James Otis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Person who wrote “The American Spelling Book”

A

Noah Webster

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly…”

A

Thomas Paine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it

“These are the times that try men’s souls.”

A

Thomas Paine

25
Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it "Life for my country and the cause of freedom, is but a cheap price for a worm to part with..."
Nathaniel Niles
26
Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it "America must be as independent in literature as she is in politics..."
Noah Webster
27
Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it "If the devil ever had an agent, I am that one."
Thomas Paine
28
Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it "There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations..."
Patrick Henry
29
Four guidelines for persuasive speech
1. Use concise wording. 2. Use short, crisp sentences. 3. Direct your speech to a specific audience 4. Use questions and exclamations to arouse and stir the listener
30
The "blue-backed speller" was another name for ____
The American Spelling Book
31
In faith and practice, Thomas Paine was a ____
deist
32
The ____ of the Period of Independence influenced the history of the period.
writings
33
Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it "...Be industrious and free; be frugal and free."
Benjamin Franklin
34
Verbs have ____ principal parts
four
35
From the principal parts, ____ tenses can be formed
six
36
The progressive form is used in all ____ tenses
six
37
The emphatic form is used in only ____ tenses
two
38
Verbs have ____ moods
three
39
Verbs perform ____ functions, indicating whether the subject is acting or being acted upon
two
40
Transitive verbs have ____ voices
two
41
What shows continuous action?
progressive form
42
What gives emphasis?
emphatic form
43
What makes a statement or asks a question?
indicative mood
44
What states a request or command?
imperative mood
45
What expresses a wish, doubt, prayer, or statement contrary to the fact?
subjunctive mood
46
What carries action from a doer to a receiver?
transitive verb
47
What completes the action or links the subject to the predicate?
intransitive verb
48
the subject does the acting
active voice
49
the subject is acted upon
passive voice
50
"Common Sense", "Crisis papers", and "The Age of Reason" are works of ____
Thomas Paine
51
Identify each of the following quotes by writing the name of the person who said or wrote it "I know not what course other may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry
52
Benevolent means ____
kind
53
We exercise the greatest ____ by faith
act of wisdom
54
The two kinds of verbs are ____ and ____
action; linking
55
The two functions of verbs are ____ and ____
transitive; intransitive
56
The two voices of verbs are ____ and ____
active; passive
57
Voice tells whether the subject is ____ or ____
acting; acted upon
58
Only ____ verbs have voice
transitive

English (9 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions