1. Ain’t I a Woman?
By Sojourner Truth

2. Question # 1
The most prominent rhetorical technique used in Truth’s speech is –
A) asyndeton
B) bathos
C) chiasmus
D) anaphora

3. Question #2 Truth’s address can best be categorized as – A) forensic
B) epideictic
C) deliberative

4. Question #3
Early in the speech, Truth demonstrates the difference in what men say women need and how women are actually treated, by using –
A) antithesis
B) alliteration
C) anecdote
D) allusion

5. Question #4 This speech was first delivered –
A) the University of Ohio 1972 graduation
B) Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, 1851
C) Inaugural ball, Washington DC, 1778
D) Democratic Convention, 1951

6. Question #5
Truth states, “Then they talk about this thing in the head; what’s this they call it?”
How did Truth answer the question?

7. Question #6
Truth states, “Then that little man in black there, he says women can’t have as much rights as men, ‘cause Christ wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.”
What kind of argument is she making?
A) proposal B) definition C) evaluative

8. Question #7
Who is the intended audience?

9. Question #8
Truth’s statement, “If my cup won’t hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn’t you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?” is an example of –
A) adage B) alliteration
C) analogy D) aphorism

10. Question #9
What is Truth’s main argument? Cite at least one detail from the speech to support your answer.

11. Question #10
Based on what you have heard in the speech, how would Truth answer the question: How is a person’s worth determined?