AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 9 Gates, Ending the Slavery Blame-Game
After reading the selection from Ending the Slavery Blame-Game, choose the best answer to each question. Click the submit button when finished. The following questions refer to the entire essay.
AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 9 Gates, Ending the Slavery Blame-Game: The third paragraph of the passage advances the speaker’s argument by I. appealing to authority II. challenging a common narrativeIII. discussing both sides of the debate
AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 9 Gates, Ending the Slavery Blame-Game: Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the sentence that begins “Given this remarkably messy history” (par. 16)?
AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 9 Gates, Ending the Slavery Blame-Game: What is the primary function of the rhetorical question “So how could President Obama untangle the knot?” (par. 17)?
AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 9 Gates, Ending the Slavery Blame-Game: The sentences that describe “Mr. Obama’s mixed feelings about the reparations movement” (par. 17) advance the speaker’s argument by
AP-Style Multiple Choice Ch. 9 Gates, Ending the Slavery Blame-Game: The concluding paragraph of the passage builds to a final sentence (par. 18) in which the speaker