To convince his audience to trust Christ.
The festival celebrated in Brazil with several days of parades, music and dance is the (C) Carnival.
The Carnival is celebrated every year, 46 days before Easter. It has its roots in the Roman Catholic Church, where individuals celebrated one last day of merriment, drinking and dancing before the beginning of Lent, a period of abstinence.
For number four, you are correct. It was disease carrying mosquitos. That was why the colonists didn't have too many run-ins with the indians since the native american avoided the area for that very reason.
Number five is self-government which is where it is run by the people. So your answer would be Colonial Assembly.
The word would be extrinsic. Extrinsic means "<span>not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside."</span>
Metaphor I think, are there options?