1.(LC)
Read these lines from Fredrick Douglass’s speech “What to The Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
To forget them, to pass lightly over their wrongs, and to chime in with the popular theme, would be treason most scandalous…
Which word is most similar to how chime in is used here? (5 points)
a. Agree
b. Create
c. Harmonize
D. Resound
2.(MC)
Read these lines from Macbeth:
Where’s the thane of Cawdor?
We coursed him at the heels, and had a purpose
To be his purveyor: but he rides well;
Which of the following correctly defines the word coursed as it is used here? (5 points)
a. To direct one’s path
b. To move swiftly over
c. To chase or follow
d. To gallop or run
3.(MC)
Read these lines from Fredrick Douglass’s speech “What to The Slave Is the Fourth of July?”
If I do forget, if I do not faithfully remember those bleeding children of sorrow this day, “may my right hand forget her cunning, and may my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth!”
Which definition of cleave is most likely suited for this line? (5 points)
a. Be faithful to
b. Pierce or penetrate
c. Split or seperate
d. Stick fast; cling