The Crisis
What does Paine mean when by the first line? - correct answer ✔As soon as
stuff gets bad, the colonists back out; people are only willing to support the
fight if it goes well.
What kind of emotional appeal does the loaded language of the first
paragraph have? What kind of tone does it establish? - correct answer
✔Inspiring: hard times make the victory better
Hopeful
A lil' angry
Motivational
What is Paine trying to persuade his audience to do? What kind of
reassurance does he offer his audience? - correct answer ✔Break away
from England; God is on their side and freedom will be valued greatly
What warning does he offer to his audience if they don't act? - correct answer
✔their children will suffer if they don't defeat the tyrants
How does he convince the States to remain united in their cause? - correct
answer ✔they need to make it worthwhile; it's better if they stand together
and have more force
What does Paine mean when he says "long quote" - correct answer ✔Two
choices: hope for glory or have no future where Germans and British ruin
everything
they need to fight the forces trying to take their home
What does Paine mean when by the first line? - correct answer ✔As soon as
stuff gets bad, the colonists back out; people are only willing to support the
fight if it goes well.
What kind of emotional appeal does the loaded language of the first
paragraph have? What kind of tone does it establish? - correct answer
✔Inspiring: hard times make the victory better
Hopeful
A lil' angry
Motivational
What is Paine trying to persuade his audience to do? What kind of
reassurance does he offer his audience? - correct answer ✔Break away
from England; God is on their side and freedom will be valued greatly
What warning does he offer to his audience if they don't act? - correct answer
✔their children will suffer if they don't defeat the tyrants
How does he convince the States to remain united in their cause? - correct
answer ✔they need to make it worthwhile; it's better if they stand together
and have more force
What does Paine mean when he says "long quote" - correct answer ✔Two
choices: hope for glory or have no future where Germans and British ruin
everything
they need to fight the forces trying to take their home
