Renaissance quiz

Question 1

How was Benjamin’s and Jame’s brotherly relationship?

Answer 1

-Not good
Evidence:
-He was his brother’s apprentice for his newspaper company→James was the -Master and Ben was the servant/slave
-His brother refused to print any article that Ben wrote
-This led him to writing them anonymously and his brother did not know allowing him to think they were good and publishing them
-They fought a lot
-His brother would sometimes beat him
-When Ben quit wring for his brother James made sure he couldn’t get employed anywhere else in the city

Question 2

At What age does Benjamin Franklin leave Boston, and where does he leave to?

Answer 2

He leaves at age 17 to Philadelphia to find employment

Question 3

What does this say about Ben?

Answer 3

-This proves he is dedicated to working for what he want to achieve in life
-He is Mature and he has to know what he is doing
-He is a risk taker because he does not know where this might lead him to
-It is not easy to leave your hometown showing that he is brave

Question 4

Franklin’s experiment to reach moral perfection was to:

Answer 4

Reach Moral perfection by —jotting down 13 virtues he wants to improve/perfect and putting down a slash next the the virtue and date that he did not achieve perfecting it

Question 5

What is his plan?

Answer 5

He tackles one virtue at a time tracking his progress and once he achieves that virtue he moves on the the next

Question 6

What does this prove about Ben?

Answer 6

-He is patient
-He is motivated
-He is self aware

Question 7

What does Ben realize?

Answer 7

-He realizes that achieving moral perfection is impossible because -we have faults
He has more flaws then he knew he had
-Although he happier than if he never had completed the experiment
-He learned about himself and grown as a person

Question 8

What virtue did he have more trouble with?

Answer 8

-Order
why?
-He had trouble being ordered because at one point your going to fall of track

Question 9

What is self reliance?

Answer 9

Being able to rely on yourself

Question 10

Traits of a self-reliant person:

Answer 10

-Confident
-Take initiative
-Strength-Mental
-Independent
-Mature
-Organized
-Resourceful
-Self-aware
-Responsible

Question 11

What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 3?

Answer 11

Trust Yourself+where you are (Doing anything accomplishing anything requires you trusting yourself)–>Falls into the confidence and trusting yourself/decisions category

Question 12

What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 6?

Answer 12

Conformity-being an individual/not conforming is better (Don’t be someone you’re not, imitating other people is killing who you are)

Question 13

What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 7?

Answer 13

Pursuing individualism

Question 14

What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 9?

Answer 14

Do what’s best for yourself not what people things is best for you→Falls into the Self aware, taking initiative, and strength-mental

Question 15

What are Emerson’s ideas in paragraph 14?

Answer 15

Being Independent even though it means being misunderstood—Speak your truth even if it changes from one day to another

Question 16

What date does Thoreau begin living at Walden?

Answer 16

Thoreau begins living in Walden in July 4th of 1845

Question 17

Why is when starts living at Walden such an appropriate date?

Answer 17

Since it was independence day it shows his independence

Question 18

Why does Thoreau decide to start living in the woods?

Answer 18

“Live deliberately” (intentionally)+ doesn’t want to regret not living life on his terms

Question 19

Why does Thoreau decide to end his time living in the woods?

Answer 19

-He says he has more lives to live→more advantages, more times to do other things
-Different experiences to live: Which each experience that you’ve had you’ve learned new things

Question 20

Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about keeping up with others?

Answer 20

-Don’t worry or care about keeping up with others
-Be your own/don’t conform→Individuality

Question 21

Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about solitude?

Answer 21

Be alone with your thoughts+in in Nature

Question 22

Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about poverty?

Answer 22

-Don’t bother with accumulating stuff
-Be thankful for what you have/stay humble
-Love your life as poor as it is
-“Money is not required to but one necessity of the soul”
-The soul needs peace, love, happiness, uniqueness

Question 23

Thoreau learns the same things about life while conducting his experiment. What does he learn about the following+what’s his advice about Nature?

Answer 23

-To respect nature
-Talk all of Nature in

Question 24

why is the beginning of the Virginia Convention important?

Answer 24

-It its important because it was made to persuade the gentlemen to fight for freedom
-calls them worthy gentle men
-can make them feel valued

Question 25

What is the question he poses before the people of the convention?

Answer 25

-He says its nothing but freedom (results in war w/ great Britain) or slavery (peace w/ Great Britain but lose freedom)

Question 26

What have the colonies tried to do to work out reconciliation with great Britain?

Answer 26

-They have petitioned, remonstrated, supplicated, and prostrated themselves to Great Britain in a span of 10 years. This did not work.

Question 27

How does he make the argument that the colonists are ready to fight?

Answer 27

-He says that they’re not weak and have God
-He also said that they have 3 million colonists ready to fight

Question 28

What was the Rhetorical device in the speech?

Answer 28

“We must fight”

Question 29

What was the parallelism in the speech?

Answer 29

“We”
-Makes it feels that they’re in it together not just alone

Question 30

Why does Henry ask questions?

Answer 30

It allows people to find the truth about Great Britain by answering Henry’s question

Question 31

What was the purpose of Thomas Paine’s speech?

Answer 31

-The purpose was the rally up the troops since it was mid December, cold, there is sickness, injuries, hunger, depression, and trauma from people being killed
-Which is why people wanted to give up

Question 32

what do they say about soldiers and how does it compare to them to now?

Answer 32

-Soldiers that only fight during good times is not what they need–> be the soldier who does not give up
-If you don’t sacrifice you don’t gain–>keep going

Question 33

what do they say about Great Britain and how does it compare to them to now?

Answer 33

-Great Britain is evil therefore you can’t conquer evil that easily freedom comes with a cost
-Earn what you want, not everything is given to you easily

Question 34

what do they say about freedom and how does it compare to them to now?

Answer 34

-If freedom is won w/out significant effort people might not appreciate it
-Things you did not work for may not be as appreciated if you had worked for it

Question 35

What does Paine say about the Tavern keeper?

Answer 35

-The tavern keeper wants peace in his days/now which is why he wants peace with Great Britain. Tavern keeper should go to war so future generations do not suffer by going to war
-Work hard/get a career so your children don’t have to suffer

Question 36

what period was the Renaissance period?

Answer 36

(1800-1870)

Question 37

What technology shaped America during this time period?

Answer 37

-The railroad system–>made life easier (farmers being one group)
-factories
-telegram
steam boat
bicycle

Question 38

What slavery shaped America during this time period?

Answer 38

-The greatest+ political issue of the period–> led to civil war

Question 39

What democracy shaped America during this time period?

Answer 39

-Women’s rights movement begins right to vote issue shifts in class status thinking equality