Question

1. from jefferson’s statement that governments are instituted to secure basic human rights, the argument logically follows that

a. any form of government that suppresses people’s freedoms should be overthrown.
b. monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers are not elected.
c. the rights of men should be supported over those of women.
d. all forms of government destroy human rights and thus should be abandoned.

1. one of jefferson’s main complaints against the king is that he has

a. prohibited british citizens from communicating with the american colonists.
b. created chaos by refusing to pass or administer just laws.
c. failed to protect the colonies from invasion by other countries.
d. tried to starve the american people by cutting off their trade routes.

1. from the declaration of independence, what can be inferred about jefferson’s general attitude toward revolution?

a. all cases of injustice vindicate a revolution.
b. people often revolt as their first course of action.
c. revolution is a method of last resort.
d. revolution is a very poor way of dealing with conflict.

1. jefferson uses the charged word tyrant to characterize the king of britain. to what emotion does this word appeal?

a. sorrow
c. anger
b. envy
d. pride

1. which of the following statements most appeals to the emotions of horror and disgust?

a. “he is at this time transporting large armies... to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun.”
b. “he has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.”
c. “he has dissolved representative houses repeatedly....”
d. “he has called together legislative bodies... for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.”

1. jefferson’s list of self - evident truths is effective because it

a. helps his audience understand the truths.
b. creates a connection between these truths and the colonists’ attempts at reconciliation with britain.
c. draws his readers’ attention to his personal opinions about humanity.
d. imparts a sense of reasonableness to the beginning of his argument.

1. which of these sentences contains examples of parallelism?

a. “he has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.”
b. “in every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms.”
c. “he has kept among us in times of peace standing armies without the consent of our legislatures.”
d. “he has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us.”

Explanation:

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Jefferson's statement about governments securing human rights implies that a government suppressing freedoms (which are part of human rights) would go against its purpose. Option a follows logically: if governments exist to secure rights, a repressive one should be overthrown. Option b: Jefferson's argument isn't about monarchy's election aspect. Option c: No support for gender hierarchy. Option d: Not all governments destroy rights, so this is wrong.

Jefferson's complaints against the king include refusing to pass or administer just laws (creating chaos). Option a: Not about British - colonist communication. Option c: Not about failing to protect from other countries. Option d: Not about starving via trade routes.

From the Declaration, Jefferson saw revolution as last resort (after petitions etc. failed). Option a: Not all injustice vindicates revolution. Option b: Revolt isn't first action. Option d: Revolution is a valid response, not poor.

Answer:

a. any form of government that suppresses people’s freedoms should be overthrown.

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