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Read this passage from chapter 10 of The Prince.Therefore, a prince who has a strong city, and had not made himself odious, will not be attacked, or if anyone should attack he will only be driven off with disgrace; again, because that the affairs of this world are so changeable, it is almost impossible to keep an army a whole year in the field without being interfered with. And whoever should reply: If the people have property outside the city, and see it burnt, they will not remain patient, and the long siege and self-interest will make them forget their prince; to this I answer that a powerful and courageous prince will overcome all such difficulties by giving at one time hope to his subjects that the evil will not be for long, at another time fear of the cruelty of the enemy, then preserving himself adroitly from those subjects who seem to him to be too bold.

A
Cities with the best defenses have little territory around them.
B
Strong fortifications will not deter a resolute army.
C
A prince must abandon his city during an attack.
D
A prince should reassure his subjects during an attack.
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Read the excerpt from "A Genetics of Justice” by Julia Alvarez.Passage A:Given this mandate of silence, I was a real thorn in my mother's side.Passage B:Unfortunately for my mother, I grew up to be a writer publishing under my maiden name. . . . When I published a first novel with a strong autobiographical base, she did not talk to me for months.Passage C:When the [second] novel came out, I decided to go ahead and risk her anger. I inscribed a copy to both Mami and Papi with a note: "Thank you for having instilled in me through your sufferings a desire for freedom and justice." . . . . Days later, my mother called me up to tell me she had just finished the novel. "You put me back in those days. It was like I was reliving it all," she said sobbing. "I don't care what happens to us! I'm so proud of you for writing this book."I stood in my kitchen in Vermont, stunned, relishing her praise and listening to her cry. It was one of the few times since l had learned to talk that I did not try to answer my mother back. If there is such a thing as genetic justice that courses through the generations and finally manifests itself full-blown in a family moment, there it was.

A
Alvarez describes how she and her mother were emotionally distant, but once she moved to Vermont, her mother was finally able to bestow praise.
B
Alvarez describes events in her childhood to show how the relationship between her and her mother was strained, but improved as she grew older.
C
Alvarez traces moments that highlight her mother’s desire for silence, culminating in the moment her mother expressed pride in her writing.
D
Alvarez explains the difficulty she had in going against her mother’s wishes to write about their experiences and how it was worth it in the end.
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Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 2, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.CASSIUS. Ay, do you fear it?Then must I think you would not have it so.BRUTUS. I would not, Cassius; yet I love him well. But wherefore do you hold me here so long? What is it that you would impart to me?If it be aught toward the general good,Set honour in one eye and death i'th' other,And I will look on both indifferently;For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.

A
Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Cassius and freedom.
B
Brutus has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and his own honor.
C
Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Brutus and his own honor.
D
Cassius has to decide between loyalty to Caesar and loyalty to Antony.
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Examine the public service ad.

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A
to encourage tourists to visit urban areas
B
to encourage urban planners to build parks within city limits
C
to show that there are parks near urban areas
D
to show that the expansion of cities is diminishing parkland
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Read the paragraph.(1) When I get to my home town, my first stop will be my uncle’s old gas station to fill the car. (2) My second stop will be Lancer’s Diner for some homemade cherry pie. (3) Next, I’ll drop in for a visit with old Mr. Butterworth, who lived next door to us. (4) My last stop will be the house I grew up in to see who lives there now.

A
Sentence 1 should be revised to read, “When I get to my hometown, my first stop will be my uncle’s old gas station.”
B
Sentence 2 should be revised to read, “After that I will stop at Lancer’s Diner for some homemade cherry pie.”
C
Sentence 3 should be revised to read, “My next stop will be old Mr. Butterworth’s for a chat with my favorite neighbor.”
D
Sentence 4 should be revised to read, “My last stop will be the house in which I grew up to see who lives there now.”
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Read the passage from an argumentative essay.Vaccines are a safe and effective way to avoid harmful diseases. The proof lies in the history books—smallpox has not been seen in the United States since 1948, or anywhere else in the world since 1977. That is because smallpox vaccines eradicated the disease from the planet. Despite the obvious effectiveness of vaccination, opponents argue that vaccines can contain harmful ingredients, such as aluminum, which, in excess, may lead to neurological damage. However, until studies show a direct and irrefutable link between vaccines and harmful outcomes due to their ingredients, we should continue to give our bodies the best chance for survival by receiving vaccinations.

A
The argument is faulty because some of the evidence supports a different claim than the one intended.
B
The argument is illogical because the evidence used contains hasty generalizations about vaccines.
C
The argument is successful because the writer’s personal experience with vaccines is supported by research.
D
The argument is strong because the claim is supported by logical evidence and a counterclaim is considered.
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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2.ANTONY. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones. So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus Hath told you Caesar was ambitious. 25If it were so, it was a grievous fault, And grievously hath Caesar answered it. Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest— For Brutus is an honourable man, So are they all, all honourable men—30Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral. He was my friend, faithful and just to me. But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honourable man. He hath brought many captives home to Rome,35Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept. Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,40And Brutus is an honourable man. You all did see that on the Lupercal I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?

A
Antony agrees with Brutus that Caesar was too persistent.
B
Antony wants to make the people angry by defending Caesar.
C
Antony believes that Brutus and the others are as virtuous as Caesar.
D
Antony wishes that Caesar would have been more determined.
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Read the excerpt from Julius Caesar, act 2, scene 2.DECIUS. Caesar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Caesar. I come to fetch you to the Senate House.CAESAR. And you are come in very happy time To bear my greeting to the senators And tell them that I will not come today.65 Cannot is false, and that I dare not, falser. I will not come today; tell them so, Decius.CALPURNIA. Say he is sick.CAESAR. Shall Caesar send a lie? Have I in conquest stretched mine arm so far,70 To be afraid to tell greybeards the truth? Decius, go tell them Caesar will not come.

A
Caesar’s arms are tired from battle, and he wants to stay home from the Senate.
B
It is ridiculous that a man who has won so many battles would be afraid to tell the truth.
C
A man who is ill should honor how he feels and not lie about it to others.
D
Caesar has grown old and should consider spending more time at home.
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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 2, of Julius Caesar.[ANTONY.] For Brutus is an honourable man,So are they all, all honourable men—Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me.But Brutus says he was ambitious,And Brutus is an honourable man.He hath brought many captives home to Rome,Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,And Brutus is an honourable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,And sure he is an honourable man.

A
It is used as a public expression of praise toward Brutus.
B
It is used as a negative and ironic word to describe Brutus.
C
It is used to show Brutus that Antony thinks more highly of him than Antony does of Cassius.
D
It is used to explain how necessary and noble both the conspirators’ cause and Caesar’s death were
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Read the passage from A Room of One’s Own.Here am I asking why women did not write poetry in the Elizabethan age, and I am not sure how they were educated; whether they were taught to write; whether they had sitting-rooms to themselves; how many women had children before they were twenty-one; what, in short, they did from eight in the morning till eight at night. They had no money evidently; according to Professor Trevelyan they were married whether they liked it or not before they were out of the nursery, at fifteen or sixteen very likely. It would have been extremely odd, even upon this showing, had one of them suddenly written the plays of Shakespeare, I concluded, and I thought of that old gentleman, who is dead now, but was a bishop, I think, who declared that it was impossible for any woman, past, present, or to come, to have the genius of Shakespeare.

A
The problem-solution structure emphasizes the challenges that female artists face and proposes a solution to women who choose to defy cultural norms.
B
The chronological structure emphasizes the challenges that female artists face by giving details about the lives of several different women living during this time period.
C
The cause-effect structure describes societal demands and limitations that were placed on women during this time period, showing the underlying causes of a lack of female poets.
D
The compare-contrast structure shows the difference between a woman who obeys cultural norms and a woman who defies them, emphasizing that female artists are rare.
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Why does Roosevelt use repetition in his request for a declaration of war?

A
to highlight his own credibility
B
to provide alternative courses of action
C
to compare the experiences of countries
D
to emphasize the threat posed by Japan
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Read the sentence.Sayeed Johnson, who is running for mayor, will be speaking at the city library tonight.Which terms describe the underlined portion of the sentence? Select two options.appositiveclausenonrestrictivephraserestrictive

A
appositive
B
clause
C
nonrestrictive
D
phrase
E
restrictive
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What do the words partial, palatial, and potential have in common?

A
They have the same prefix.
B
They have the same suffix.
C
They have similar meanings.
D
They have the same word root.
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Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.”The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour? To bring freedom and opportunity to the common man, to the peasants and workers of India; to fight and end poverty and ignorance and disease; to build up a prosperous, democratic and progressive nation, and to create social, economic and political institutions which will ensure justice and fullness of life to every man and woman.We have hard work ahead. There is no resting for any one of us till we redeem our pledge in full, till we make all the people of India what destiny intended them to be.We are citizens of a great country, on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard.

A
Nehru uses ethos, relying on his credibility to appeal to his audience.
B
Nehru uses ethos, appealing to the emotions of the audience.
C
Nehru uses pathos, relying on logic to appeal to his audience.
D
Nehru uses pathos, appealing to the emotions of the audience.
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Read the passage from A Room of One’s Own.For surely it is time that the effect of discouragement upon the mind of the artist should be measured, as I have seen a dairy company measure the effect of ordinary milk and Grade A milk upon the body of the rat. They set two rats in cages side by side, and of the two one was furtive, timid and small, and the other was glossy, bold and big. Now what food do we feed women as artists upon? I asked, remembering, I suppose, that dinner of prunes and custard.

A
Female artists live in an unhealthy, undesirable cultural environment.
B
Male and female artists have access to different resources.
C
All aspects of women’s lives are affected by the poor treatment they receive.
D
Women can change their circumstances by making different decisions.
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Read the excerpt from act 5, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.CASSIUS. Then if we lose this battle, You are contented to be led in triumph Through the streets of Rome?BRUTUS. No, Cassius, no: Think not, thou noble Roman, That ever Brutus will go bound to Rome. He bears too great a mind. But this same day Must end that work the ides of March begun; And whether we shall meet again I know not.

A
It shows that Cassius thinks that Brutus is always too emotional and the first to accept defeat.
B
It implies that Cassius expects that he and Brutus will win in battle and walk once again through the streets of Rome in honor.
C
It reveals that Brutus and Cassius regret killing Caesar, and they would like to make amends to the people of Rome.
D
It creates a greater sense of humiliation for Brutus and their armies who would be led in shame by Antony and Octavius.
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Read the passage from act 4, scene 3, of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.BRUTUS. No man bears sorrow better. Portia is dead.CASSIUS. Ha! Portia?BRUTUS. She is dead.CASSIUS. How scaped I killing when I crossed you so?O insupportable and touching loss!Upon what sickness?BRUTUS. Impatient of my absence, And grief that young Octavius with Mark AntonyHave made themselves so strong—for with her death That tidings came. With this, she fell distraught,And, her attendants absent, swallowed fire.CASSIUS. And died so?BRUTUS. Even so.CASSIUS. O ye immortal gods!

A
Brutus's decision to join the conspiracy has led to a catharsis, Cassius making him angry.
B
Brutus's decision to join the conspiracy has led to a catastrophe, the death of his wife.
C
Brutus's decision to join the conspiracy has led to a tragic flaw, Cassius making him angry.
D
Brutus's decision to join the conspiracy has led to a catharsis, the death of his wife.
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What are types of external conflict in literature? Select three options.

A
character vs. society
B
character vs. self
C
character vs. nature
D
character vs. character
E
character vs. their fatal flaw
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What three things must a writer use to develop a successful argument?

A
inductive and deductive reasoning, anecdotal evidence, and persuasive diction
B
logical reasoning, relevant evidence, and persuasive diction
C
historical examples, empirical evidence, and diction
D
anecdotal evidence, empirical evidence, and logical evidence
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What are the purposes of a public service campaign? Select three options.to guide or alter behaviorsto influence public opinionto sell a product or serviceto raise awareness about an issueto determine the public’s preferencesto gain votes for a particular candidate

A
to guide or alter behaviors
B
to influence public opinion
C
to sell a product or service
D
to raise awareness about an issue
E
to determine the public’s preferences
F
to gain votes for a particular candidate

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