We whose Names are under-written, do assure the World, that the POEMS specified in the following Page, were (as we verily believe) written by PHILLIS, a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated [meaning not educated] Barbarian from Africa, and has ever since been, and now is, under the Disadvantage of serving as a Slave in a Family in this Town. She has been examined by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified to write them." (John Wheatley, To the Publick)
The perspective (or point of view) of this passage can best be described as:
(Points : 3)
first person
second person
third person

We whose Names are under-written, do assure the World, that the POEMS specified in the following Page, were (as we verily believe) written by PHILLIS, a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated [meaning not educated] Barbarian from Africa, and has ever since been, and now is, under the Disadvantage of serving as a Slave in a Family in this Town. She has been examined by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified to write them." (John Wheatley, To the Publick)
The audience of this passage can best be described as:
(Points : 3)
general
specific to slaves
specific to poetry readers
the author himself

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
"We have been advised by some credible (meaning "believable") Christians yet alive, that a malefactor (meaning "person meaning harm"), accused of witchcraft as well as murder, and executed in this place more than forty years ago, did then give notice of an horrible plot against the country by witchcraft, and a foundation of witchcraft then laid, which if it were not seasonably discovered, would probably blow up, and pull down all the churches in the country. And we have now with horror seen the discovery of such a witchcraft! An army of devils is horribly broke in upon our English settlements: and the houses of the good people there are filled with the doleful (meaning "hopeless") shrieks of their children and servants, tormented by invisible hands." (Cotton Mather, "The Wonders of the Invisible World")

Based on this passage, Cotton Mather is most likely a ______________.
(Points : 3)
soldier
servant
judge
minister

Question

We whose Names are under-written, do assure the World, that the POEMS specified in the following Page, were (as we verily believe) written by PHILLIS, a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated [meaning not educated] Barbarian from Africa, and has ever since been, and now is, under the Disadvantage of serving as a Slave in a Family in this Town. She has been examined by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified to write them." (John Wheatley, To the Publick)
The perspective (or point of view) of this passage can best be described as:
(Points : 3)
       first person
       second person
       third person

We whose Names are under-written, do assure the World, that the POEMS specified in the following Page, were (as we verily believe) written by PHILLIS, a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated [meaning not educated] Barbarian from Africa, and has ever since been, and now is, under the Disadvantage of serving as a Slave in a Family in this Town. She has been examined by some of the best Judges, and is thought qualified to write them." (John Wheatley, To the Publick)
The audience of this passage can best be described as:
(Points : 3)
       general
       specific to slaves
       specific to poetry readers
       the author himself

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
"We have been advised by some credible (meaning "believable") Christians yet alive, that a malefactor (meaning "person meaning harm"), accused of witchcraft as well as murder, and executed in this place more than forty years ago, did then give notice of an horrible plot against the country by witchcraft, and a foundation of witchcraft then laid, which if it were not seasonably discovered, would probably blow up, and pull down all the churches in the country. And we have now with horror seen the discovery of such a witchcraft! An army of devils is horribly broke in upon our English settlements: and the houses of the good people there are filled with the doleful (meaning "hopeless") shrieks of their children and servants, tormented by invisible hands." (Cotton Mather, "The Wonders of the Invisible World")

Based on this passage, Cotton Mather is most likely a ______________.
(Points : 3)
       soldier
       servant
       judge
       minister

maddy95 · Answer

@iloveyou;* @sportyshorts42 @KMAN123 @Kash_TheSmartGuy

anonymous · Answer

the first passage is third person

anonymous · Answer

the second passage i would have to say specific to poetry readers

anonymous · Answer

and for the last one i think minister :)

maddy95 · Answer

ok thx :)

anonymous · Answer

no prob :)