Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language — Cumulative exam Answers
Read the sentence.We took a long walk along the path beside the bubbling stream.
Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act I, Scene i.Marcellus: What! has this thing appear’d again to-night?Bernardo: I have seen nothing.Marcellus: Horatio says ’tis but our fantasy, And will not let belief take hold of him Touching this dreaded sight twice seen of us: Therefore I have entreated him along With us to watch the minutes of this night;
Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."I profess, in the sincerity of my heart, that I have not the least personal interest in endeavouring to promote this necessary work, having no other motive than the publick good of my country, by advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich. I have no children, by which I can propose to get a single penny; the youngest being nine years old, and my wife past child-bearing.
Which sentences correctly use quotations from "A Modest Proposal"? Select three options.“It is a melancholy object to those, who walk through this great town, or travel in the country, when they see the streets, the roads and cabbin-doors crowded with beggars, states Swift.”Swift asserts that whoever finds “a fair, cheap and easy method” for solving the overwhelming issue of poverty in England would deserve to have “his statue set up for a preserver of the nation.”Swift claims that his proposal would be profitable because no wealthy gentleman would think twice about paying ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child.Swift explains that his proposal would bring relief to impoverished parents because they would “be rid of the charge of maintaining them after the first year.”“This would be a great inducement to marriage, which all wise nations have either encouraged by rewards, or enforced by laws and penalties,” writes Swift about his proposal.
Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.That the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.
Read the paragraph on William Shakespeare.Many students study William Shakespeare’s plays today, though Shakespeare lived nearly 400 years ago. In his day, Shakespeare’s plays were performed in London at small playhouses and at large, open-air amphitheaters such as the Globe Theater. Audiences in the late 1500s eagerly attended the performances of the bard’s comedies, tragedies, and histories (Kline 110).
In The Farewell Speech, Queen Elizabeth’s use of first-person point of view
Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.Consequently the perfection of our nature and capability of happiness, must be estimated by the degree of reason, virtue, and knowledge, that distinguish the individual, and direct the laws which bind society: and that from the exercise of reason, knowledge and virtue naturally flow, is equally undeniable, if mankind be viewed collectively.
Which features of the Anglo-Saxon culture are present in Beowulf? Select 3 options.competitionhospitalitylordsmarriagewarriors
Which words contain an affix? Select 4 options.strengthunhappyinchwormrereadrestlesscomfortable
Read the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States . .
Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson’s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.In both excerpts, the word endeavour means to
Which evaluation of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman makes an accurate conclusion about Wollstonecraft’s beliefs and correctly supports it with text evidence?
Which lines best complete the sentence? Select 3 options.Grendel, by John Gardner, is writtenin first person to show a single perspective.to tell an old story from a new point of view.so that Beowulf’s feelings can be understood.with Grendel acting as a first-person narrator.using first person to show Hrothgar’s perspective.
Read the excerpt from an analysis of Act III of Hamlet.The fight between Hamlet and Gertrude reinforces gender stereotypes, as Hamlet judges Gertrude and she accepts his criticism without attempting to justify her actions.
Read the facts about Mary Wollstonecraft.· Lived during the time of the American and French Revolutions· Published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman in 1792 (in response to a French government report advocating that women should be educated only for household duties)· Was embraced by twentieth-century women’s rights advocatesNow read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.In the present state of society, it appears necessary to go back to first principles in search of the most simple truths, and to dispute with some prevailing prejudice every inch of ground.
Read the sentence.The brash seagull swooped over the divers before they plunged into the water.
How does the play-within-a-play in Act III of Hamlet represent Elizabethan drama?
Read the excerpt from Act III of Hamlet.For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of dispriz’d love, the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin?
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