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Which quotations support the central idea that if Antony were to be killed, he would be honored to die now, after Caesar? Select three options.

A
“O mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low? / Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, / Shrunk to this little measure?”
B
“I know not, gentlemen, what you intend— / Who else must be let blood, who else is rank.”
C
“If I myself, there is no hour so fit / As Caesar’s death hour, nor no instrument / Of half that worth as those your swords”
D
“Live a thousand years, / I shall not find myself so apt to die.”
E
“No place will please me so, no mean of death, / As here by Caesar, and by you cut off”
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What evidence could be used to support the authors’ claims in this excerpt? Select three options.

A
tweets (Twitter messages) describing the overthrow of Ben Ali at the time it happened
B
verifiable facts that help explain that social media has little effect on citizen journalism
C
speeches that give biographical accounts of the life and accomplishments of Mubarak
D
journal entries from a student describing how social media helped him join a protest
E
quotations from experts on social media use during uprisings within the Arab world
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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.BRUTUS. Grant that, and then is death a benefit.So are we Caesar’s friends, that have abridgedHis time of fearing death. Stoop, Romans, stoop, And let us bathe our hands in Caesar’s bloodUp to the elbows, and besmear our swords;Then walk we forth, even to the market-place,And, waving our red weapons o’er our heads,Let’s all cry "peace, freedom and liberty!"

A
Brutus directs the conspirators to bathe themselves and their swords in Caesar’s blood to celebrate both the life and death of Caesar.
B
Brutus convinces himself and the others that they freed Caesar from spending time fearing death.
C
Brutus says that death is a benefit and that they did Caesar a favor by killing him, because that means he had less time to worry about dying. Then he asks everyone to bathe their hands and swords in Caesar’s blood so that they can walk to the marketplace, crying, “Peace, freedom and liberty!”
D
Brutus tells them they did Caesar a favor by killing him, and then he says, “Let’s all cry ‘peace, freedom and liberty!’”, and someday perhaps someone will pay them the same favor.
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What reasons do the authors give to support their claim about the importance of social media in the Arab uprisings? Select two options.

A
the description of social media as a causal mechanism
B
the explanation that most Egyptians do not use the technology
C
the clarification that Twitter is relatively new and frequently used
D
the fact that information from bit.ly links was shared around the world
E
the detail that a US institute collected data in multiple countries
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Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily Guskin, and Amy Mitchell.Twitter, Facebook and other new media offer ways for the Arab-American news media to reach audiences, but also pose a threat to smaller outlets. In addition to keeping up with the online presence of larger news organizations, Arab-American media are forced to compete with user-generated content that is rapidly available to audiences. The utility of social media in accessing information became clear during the Arab uprisings and events such as Egypt’s parliamentary and presidential elections. However, [Suzanne] Manneh of New America Media points out that the credibility of this information is difficult to verify "depending on where it’s from, to whom it’s attributed, [and] especially when various events are happening very quickly."Arab-American news outlets find they must compete with this abundance of online content in order to evolve alongside readers who are increasingly turning to the internet for information. Newspapers have made the greatest inroads here so far, with most offering at least some form of digital content, while still maintaining print versions for older generations and those who prefer a physical newspaper. Radio programs, in light of the continuing challenge to find advertising sponsorship, are beginning to shift online. Arab-American television, on the other hand, has yet to even really find a place amid the satellite programming available from Arab countries.

A
The authors' use of quotations from eyewitnesses support the argument well, but the descriptions from their own experiences do little to support the claim.
B
The authors effectively use anecdotes to explain the challenges to Arab American news media, but the statistics they incorporate detract from the claim.
C
The authors do not effectively support their claim because they do not include eyewitness testimony.
D
The authors effectively use verifiable information and a quotation from an expert to support their claim.
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Read the excerpt from act 3, scene 1, of Julius Caesar.SERVANT. Thus, Brutus, did my master bid me kneel. Thus did Mark Antony bid me fall down,And, being prostrate, thus he bade me say."Brutus is noble, wise, valiant, and honest.Caesar was mighty, bold, royal, and loving.Say I love Brutus, and I honour him. Say I feared Caesar, honoured him, and loved him.If Brutus will vouchsafe that AntonyMay safely come to him and be resolvedHow Caesar hath deserved to lie in death,Mark Antony shall not love Caesar dead So well as Brutus living, but will followThe fortunes and affairs of noble BrutusThorough the hazards of this untrod stateWith all true faith.” So says my master Antony.

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Antony sends his servant to say that Antony loves and honors Brutus, as he did Caesar. Then the servant says that if Antony can safely come to talk to him, Antony would like for him to explain why Caesar deserved to die. If all of those things can happen, then Antony will be loyal to Brutus.
B
Antony sends his servant to kneel down, prostrate himself, and beg that Antony be kept safe from harm, so Antony can come to Brutus tell him that he agrees with the reasons the conspirators had for killing Caesar.
C
Antony’s servant reports that Antony will be more loyal to Brutus than he ever was to Caesar.
D
Antony’s servant says that Antony told him to kneel, praise Brutus, and say that Antony loves Brutus, as he loved Caesar. If Brutus grants this, Antony’s servant says that Antony “shall not love Caesar dead / So well as Brutus living,” but will follow Brutus faithfully.
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Which statements best evaluate the evidence in this excerpt? Select two options.

A
The authors use a personal story to illustrate the argument that, despite new and ever-changing forms of social media, Arab American print and broadcast media are stronger than ever.
B
The authors use data about the types and effectiveness of social media to support the argument that social media is driving Arab American broadcast media out of business.
C
The authors use a quotation from an expert to support the argument that social media has been both helpful and hazardous for the Arab American news media.
D
The authors use a quotation from an eyewitness to support the argument that the Arab American news media face different challenges than smaller news media outlets in Arab countries.
E
The authors use examples of different types of media to support the argument that social media has changed how the Arab American news media operate.
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Which quotation from the poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors” by Rita Dove includes an allusion?

A
“Each night she lay down in pain and rose”
B
“And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs panting”
C
“Diego’s / love a skull in the circular window”
D
“of the thumbprint searing her immutable brow”
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Read Rita Dove’s poem "Sonnet in Primary Colors,” then study Frida Kahlo’s painting Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot.This is for the woman with one black wingperched over her eyes: lovely Frida, erectamong parrots, in the stern petticoats of the peasant,who painted herself a present—wildflowers entwining the plaster corsether spine resides in, that flaming pillar—this priestess in the romance of mirrors.Each night she lay down in pain and roseto the celluloid butterflies of her Beloved Dead,Lenin and Marx and Stalin arrayed at the footstead.And rose to her easel, the hundred dogs pantinglike children along the graveled walks of the garden, Diego’slove a skull in the circular windowof the thumbprint searing her immutable brow.

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A
The painting pays attention to details of Kahlo’s physical appearance, while the poem does not.
B
The poem portrays the painter as serious, while the painting does not.
C
The poem reveals details that explain Kahlo’s facial expressions, while the painting does not.
D
The painting uses imagery that tells of Kahlo’s connection to nature, while the poem does not.
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What is a stanza?

A
a group of lines
B
a pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines
C
words that appeal to the senses
D
words with regular patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables

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