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LUOA English 11 Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers In lines 1-14, de Crevecoeur offers all of the following reasons for why an "enlightened Englishman" should "greatly rejoice" upon seeing America EXCEPT - answerHe brought his own natural genius, the embryos of art and science, and ing...

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LUOA English 11 Midterm Exam Questions
With Correct Answers


In lines 1-14, de Crevecoeur offers all of the following reasons for why an "enlightened

Englishman" should "greatly rejoice" upon seeing America EXCEPT - answer✔He brought his

own natural genius, the embryos of art and science, and ingenuity.

Lines 16-39 present evidence in support of the author's assertion in line 18 that "here [in

America] are no courts, no kings, no bishops, no ecclesiastical dominion, no inside power." From

lines 16-39, all of the following are given as evidence to support the claim in line 18 EXCEPT -

answer✔In America, the people toil to serve great lords.


The author says that people from all over Europe have settled in America, yet two-thirds of them

had "no country" (line 45). Looking at lines 58-78, the author gives all the following reasons for

saying that these immigrants to American had "no country" EXCEPT - answer✔They come from

countries with prosperous economies, unlike America.

In line 58, de Crevecoeur quotes a Latin motto that translates, "where there is bread, there is my

homeland." Keeping in mind the context, which of the following choices best explains this

quote? - answer✔A homeland allows its people to provide for their families.

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Line 58 begins with a question: "What then is this American, this new man?" Which of the

following is NOT one of the answers provided by the author? - answer✔One who believes he

will strike it rich.

Which of the below statements best represents what de Crevecoeur means in line 100, when he

declares that there is "room for everybody in America"? - answer✔There are many means of

employment.

Why does de Crevecoeur argue that America is a better place for "men of middle stations, or

labourers" (line 116-117) than for the rich? - answer✔Because a little bit of money can go a long

way in America.

Based on the context, the word "schemes" and "designs" in lines 120-121 implies which of the

following? - answer✔That America is a great place for visionaries.


What sort of style should you use when you submit a writing assignment or communicate with

your teacher? - answer✔Academic


Which of the following are not considered a part of a strong academic writing style? Check all

that apply. - answer✔Long rambling sentences


Textese

A pretentious word you've never seen before from a thesaurus

1st and 2nd person pronouns

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How often should you use forms of "to be" verbs in your writing? - answer✔When they are vital


If you just avoid grammatical errors, your writing will be strong. - answer✔False.


As often as you can, you should use long, complicated sentences, with multiple dependent

clauses and extra adjectives and adverbs, instead of short, direct, and precise sentences. -

answer✔False.


Which of the following sentences more strongly conveys a student's responsibility to meet

deadlines? - answer✔I missed the deadline because I ran out of time.


Which of the following sentences more strongly conveys an agent, or who did it. - answer✔I ran

the stoplight when it was dark and foggy.

In both of the preceding sentences, which voice made a stronger sentence: active or passive? -

answer✔Active


When is the passive voice appropriate in academic writing? Check all that apply. -

answer✔When multiple sentences focus on one subject


When the recipient of an action is more important than the actor

When you want to avoid needless repetition of a subject's name

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In order to maintain a strong style, you'll want to avoid choppy sentences. Which of the

following contribute to choppy writing? Check all that apply. - answer✔When the same sentence

form is used over and over.

When all thoughts—major and minor—seem equally as important.

A string of short sentences without variety.


Which style guide will we use in this course? - answer✔MLA (Modern Language Association)


Which of the following require an in-text citation? Choose all that apply. - answer✔Paraphrases


Direct quotations

Summaries


Which of the following require quotation marks? Select all that apply. - answer✔Direct

quotations

Which of the following require you to put an author's idea into your own words? Select all that

apply. - answer✔Paraphrases


Summaries

When you paraphrase, you can keep the structure of the sentences and the order of the ideas the

same as long as you switch the words around. - answer✔False

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