Declaration of Sentiments

This flexible-use quiz is designed for reading comprehension assessment and activity needs in classroom, home-schooling and other settings. Questions connect to the text’s plot, characters, and themes — and align with the content and chapter organization in the rest of this study guide. Use quizzes as pre-reading hooks, reading checks, discussion starters, entrance/exit “tickets,” small group activities, writing activities, and lessons on finding evidence and support in a text.

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1. Recall and Understand Content (e.g., who, what, where, when) 
2. Apply and Analyze Ideas (e.g., how and why)

1. What is the goal of the Declaration of Sentiments?

A) equal rights for women

B) equal rights for minorities

C) abolition of slavery

D) abolition of capital punishment

2. Where and when was the Declaration of Sentiments first released?

A) Philadelphia, 1776

B) Seneca Falls, 1848

C) Harper’s Ferry, 1859

D) Washington DC, 1863

3. At what type of event was the Declaration of Sentiments first presented?

A) a memorial concert

B) a statue unveiling

C) a convention

D) a fundraiser

4. The text of the Declaration of Sentiments is based on what document? (short answer)

5. Who wrote most of the Declaration of Sentiments?

A) Lucretia Mott

B) Susan B. Anthony

C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

D) Amy Post

6. According to the Declaration, if a government becomes tyrannical, what recourse do its citizens have?

A) the right to protest against the government

B) the right to strike against the government