Reading Comprehension Quiz (Mark Twain, “Corn-Pone Opinions”)

Reading Comprehension Quiz

Mark Twain, “Corn-Pone Opinions”

Read “Corn-Pone Opinions” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Click the submit button when finished.

Question How does Twain make this essay more accessible to a wider audience?

1. How does Twain make this essay more accessible to a wider audience?

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Question What is Jerry’s argument, according to Twain?

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Question Why does Twain not interpret what “corn-pone” is?

3. Why does Twain not interpret what “corn-pone” is?

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Question Where does Twain say people earn their “self-approval”?

4. Where does Twain say people earn their “self-approval”?

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Question What reason does Twain give for people joining different religions?

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Question Corn-pone opinion, according to this essay, equals

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Question According to Twain, political emergencies bring out what two different types of corn-pone opinion?

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Question Twain noted two different political trends in the latter half of the 19th century that people had opinions about. What were they?

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Question What does Twain liken to the “Voice of God”?

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