NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!
I have a very interesting story to tell you today. It’s about how women got together, starting in 1848 with the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, to fight to end slavery and secure the right to vote for all Americans.
It took a long time, but the fight they started paid off.
Two of the women at the forefront of these struggles were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Stanton. They traveled widely, meeting with women, speaking to audiences large and small, urging an end to slavery and voting rights for all. Often traveling with them was a six-foot-tall black woman, a freed slave named Sojourner Truth. Her voice was heard in every hall and at every meeting, declaring “liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof,” the words etched on the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.
For 70 years, women battled against the wrongfulness of the early laws that refused their rights as voting citizens. They also battled within themselves and with each other. That’s where this story begins, a year after the end of the bloodiest war in our history, the Civil War. Two generations of women find themselves in a room filled with tension, frustration, and fear. (NARRATOR exits as curtain opens.)
How does the playwright use language to engage the audience?
(1 point)
Responses
The narrator asks questions and uses exclamations to appear more animated to the audience.
The narrator asks questions and uses exclamations to appear more animated to the audience.
The narrator addresses the audience directly with words like “you” and “our.”
The narrator addresses the audience directly with words like “you” and “our.”
The narrator uses contractions like “that’s” and “weren’t” to make the text casual for the audience.
The narrator uses contractions like “that’s” and “weren’t” to make the text casual for the audience.
The narrator discusses historical figures like Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony that the audience might be familiar with.
The narrator discusses historical figures like Sojourner Truth and Susan B. Anthony that the audience might be familiar with.
Question 13
The Man Without a Country
by Hackett, Walter (adaptation)
NARRATOR: Fort Massac is a small yet strategic United States Army outpost that stands on the muddy banks of the lower Mississippi River. In this year of 1805, its officers and men are lonely and none too happy about it. But on this particular day the outpost is buzzing with excitement. A famous guest has come to visit—Aaron Burr! Aaron Burr, former Vice-President of the United States, rabid Federalist, master politician, smooth-tongued orator; Aaron Burr, the man who had killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The Colonel, disappointed that Mr. Burr’s visit will be a brief one, attempts to prolong his stay.
Analyze how the playwright develops the tone in this passage. Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses
The use of an isolated and dreary setting on the banks of the Mississippi River makes the arrival of Aaron Burr seem like a glimmer of hope.
The use of an isolated and dreary setting on the banks of the Mississippi River makes the arrival of Aaron Burr seem like a glimmer of hope.
The mention of the soldiers’ loneliness and unhappiness creates a depressing backdrop for Aaron Burr’s visit.
The mention of the soldiers’ loneliness and unhappiness creates a depressing backdrop for Aaron Burr’s visit.
The mention of the Colonel’s desire to keep Aaron Burr from leaving casts Burr as someone who lifts spirits.
The mention of the Colonel’s desire to keep Aaron Burr from leaving casts Burr as someone who lifts spirits.
The mention of Aaron Burr having killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel focuses on something he is infamous for.
The mention of Aaron Burr having killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel focuses on something he is infamous for.
The choice of adjectives used to describe Aaron Burr casts his personality in an extreme and conniving light.
The choice of adjectives used to describe Aaron Burr casts his personality in an extreme and conniving light.
Question 14
The Man Without a Country
Hackett, Walter (adaptation)
Characters
NARRATOR
COLONEL
AARON BURR
1 of 24
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Use the passage to answer the question.
How does the play develop a theme about honor?
(1 point)
Responses
Nolan’s honor is strong and unwavering despite his mistreatment, but it ultimately does nothing to free him from his torment.
Nolan’s honor is strong and unwavering despite his mistreatment, but it ultimately does nothing to free him from his torment.
Nolan’s honor toward his promise to Burr harms him, but his honor toward his country is what ultimately redeems him.
Nolan’s honor toward his promise to Burr harms him, but his honor toward his country is what ultimately redeems him.
Nolan’s honor toward his country is shown throughout the play, but his outburst in court dishonors him.
Nolan’s honor toward his country is shown throughout the play, but his outburst in court dishonors him.
Nolan’s honor is often misplaced in entities that abuse or betray that honor, as it is with both Burr and his country.
Nolan’s honor is often misplaced in entities that abuse or betray that honor, as it is with both Burr and his country.
1 answer
Question 12
How does the playwright use language to engage the audience?
The correct responses are:
The narrator asks questions and uses exclamations to appear more animated to the audience.
The narrator addresses the audience directly with words like “you” and “our.”
Question 13
Analyze how the playwright develops the tone in this passage. Select the two correct answers.
The correct responses are:
The mention of the soldiers’ loneliness and unhappiness creates a depressing backdrop for Aaron Burr’s visit.
The mention of Aaron Burr having killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel focuses on something he is infamous for.
Question 14
How does the play develop a theme about honor?
The correct response is:
Nolan’s honor is often misplaced in entities that abuse or betray that honor, as it is with both Burr and his country.
