These Truths - Chapters 2, 3, 8 Quiz

What was the primary objective of the British Crown in its early attempts to colonize the East Coast of North America, as discussed in chapter 2 of These Truths?

Question Answer Choices To establish trade routes To find gold and riches To settle the land To conquer the land

What technology does Jill Lepore discuss at the beginning of chapter 8 in These Truths?

Question Answer Choices Telegraphy Railroads Photography Television

Which president is Abraham Lincoln compared to in Chapter 8 of These Truths?

Question Answer Choices John Adams. James Madison. Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson.

Who is introduced at the beginning of chapter 3 in These Truths?

Question Answer Choices Thomas Paine Quaker Benjamin Lay John Adams George Washington

Who was the Indigenous ruler compared to King James I in chapter 2 of These Truths?

Question Answer Choices Tecumseh Wahunsunacock Geronimo Sitting Bull

According to Jill Lepore's analysis in These Truths, what did John Locke mean by the quote "In the beginning, all the world was America"?

Question Answer Choices The world was pure and largely unexplored. The world was a place of constant conflict. All people had inherent rights and freedoms. America was destined to lead the world.

What literary device does Jill Lepore use to describe Abraham Lincoln's face in Chapter 8 of These Truths?

Question Answer Choices A simile. A metaphor. Personification. An allusion.

What year was the first successful British settlement at Jamestown established, according to chapter 2 of These Truths?

Question Answer Choices 1612 1588 1620 1607

Which figure does Jill Lepore mention as the most photographed man in 19th-century America in chapter 8 of These Truths?

Question Answer Choices Frederick Douglass Abraham Lincoln Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee

What event does chapter 3 of These Truths focus on?

Question Answer Choices The abolition of slavery The drafting of the U.S. Constitution The signing of the Declaration of Independence The events leading up to the Revolutionary War