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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?

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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 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.

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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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What is imagery in a play?

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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things
B
a literary device that uses vivid language that appeals to the senses
C
a figure of speech in which objects, such as trees, have human attributes
D
the mood the author creates through their word choice
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Read the claim.Bob Dylan deserved to win the Nobel Prize.

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"[Dylan is] the first American to have won the prize in more than two decades. Not since novelist Toni Morrison won in 1993 has an American claimed the prize."
B
"The prospect that the musician would be the one to break the Americans' long dry spell was regarded as far-fetched—not least because he made his career foremost on the stage, not the printed page."
C
"His track 'Like a Rolling Stone' has taken on mythic standing in the decades since its release; many, including Dylan himself, have pointed to it as emblematic of a sea change in American music."
D
"This year, the prize carries with it a purse of approximately $900,000 and, as usual, inclusion on literature's most illustrious list—the pantheon of Nobel winners."
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What is the main reason a speaker might use exclusive language?

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to establish the speaker’s credibility
B
to highlight differences between opposing sides
C
to provide facts that will tap into the audience’s emotions
D
to appeal to an audience's sense of hope
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Read the passage.(1) Since prehistoric times, milk has been a vital source of nutrition for human beings. (2) Some doctors and nutritionists believe that consuming milk can be detrimental to our health. (3) Milk is one of the most nutrient-dense beverages we can consume, and it should be an essential part of a healthy diet. (4) Drinking just one 8-ounce glass of milk per day puts you well on your way to meeting recommended daily intakes for important nutrients.

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Finally
B
Additionally
C
However
D
Specifically
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What is the difference between a Supreme Court opinion and a Supreme Court dissent?

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An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges disagree with, while a dissent agrees with the decision.
B
An opinion is a Supreme Court decision that the majority of the judges agree with, while a dissent disagrees with the decision.
C
An opinion is a Supreme Court summary of the case, while a dissent is the final decision made on the case.
D
An opinion is a Supreme Court decision suggested by one of the judges, while a dissent summarizes previous decisions on similar issues.
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Which statements describe characteristics of a restrictive clause? Select three options.It is set off by commas.It contains a subject and a verb.It is not set apart by punctuation.It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.It adds nonessential information to the sentence.

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It is set off by commas.
B
It contains a subject and a verb.
C
It is not set apart by punctuation.
D
It is essential to the meaning of the sentence.
E
It adds nonessential information to the sentence.
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Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, written by Justice Taney.The question before us is, whether the class of persons described in the plea in abatement compose a portion of this people, and are constituent members of this sovereignty? We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States. On the contrary, they were at that time considered as a subordinate and inferior class of beings, who had been subjugated by the dominant race, and, whether emancipated or not, yet remained subject to their authority, and had no rights or privileges but such as those who held the power and the Government might choose to grant them.

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the idea that citizens have rights and privileges that are guaranteed in the Constitution
B
the idea that noncitizens cannot claim certain rights and privileges in the Constitution
C
the idea that the plaintiff considers himself a citizen and therefore has rights and privileges
D
the idea that African American people are inferior based on perceptions from an earlier time
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Read the excerpt from an article.Lewis Township officials have been publicly—and loudly—quarreling for what seems like forever over what to do with the 20-acre lot of land on the north side of Main Street. It seems to me that the decision is easy. A big-box retailer will bring Lewis hundreds of jobs—jobs desperately needed here.

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to persuade the audience to pursue new jobs
B
to persuade the audience to share the writer’s point of view
C
to inform the audience about a community issue
D
to inform the audience about a possible opportunity

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