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Questions quote Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln (1863), Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth (1851), and I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr. (1963).
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Lincoln says, 'The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it.' What appeal dominates this line?
In Gage's 1863 transcription, Truth says, 'I could work as much and eat as much as a man.' What appeal supports her claim?
Truth says in Gage's 1863 transcription, 'I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery.' What appeal is strongest?
King says, 'America has given the Negro people a bad check... marked insufficient funds.' What appeal shapes this argument?
King says, 'We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline.' Which appeal does this chiefly build?
Lincoln says the world 'will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.' What contrast does he draw?
Lincoln says, 'We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.' What device shapes the line?
Lincoln's phrase 'of the people, by the people, for the people' relies on what device?
In Gage's 1863 transcription, Truth asks, 'And ar'n't I a woman?' What device is she using?
King opens, 'Five score years ago, a great American...' What device links his speech to Lincoln's phrase 'Four score and seven years ago'?
King says, 'I say to you today, my friends...' What device appears in the phrase 'my friends'?
Lincoln urges listeners to 'take increased devotion' so 'government of the people... shall not perish.' What does he want them to believe?
Gage's 1863 transcription has Truth cite hard labor and slavery's cruelties. What does she want listeners to accept?
Truth answers the claim 'Christ wasn't a woman' with 'From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.' What belief does she challenge?
King warns against taking 'the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.' What is he rejecting?
After warning against 'bitterness and hatred,' King calls for 'dignity and discipline.' What response does he ask from protesters?
Lincoln opens with the nation's founding, moves to the battlefield, then closes with 'a new birth of freedom.' How does that structure serve his purpose?
King begins with the Emancipation Proclamation, then repeats that 'one hundred years later' Black Americans are still not free. How does this opening work?
In Gage's 1863 transcription, Truth answers objections about strength, intellect, and Christ. How does this organization help her persuade?
Near the end, King repeats 'Let freedom ring' across many states before 'Free at last!' How does the closing advance his purpose?
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