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Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University — Cumulative exam Answers

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A paradox is a literary device often used to

A
emphasize or make readers think about important ideas.
B
provide hints or clues about events that occur later in a story.
C
explain a character’s reason for doing or saying something.
D
help readers draw a conclusion based on information provided.
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Read the excerpt from Act II, scene v of Romeo and Juliet.Juliet: The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse; In half an hour she promis’d to return. Perchance she cannot meet him: that’s not so. 5O! she is lame: love’s heralds should be thoughts,

A
She is frustrated because she feels the nurse’s age is slowing her down.
B
She is angry because she feels the nurse is purposely taking a long time.
C
She is nervous because the nurse is bringing her big news about Romeo.
D
She is worried because the nurse may be lost and unable to return home.
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historicaldangerousthrillingbarren

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historical
B
dangerous
C
thrilling
D
barren
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Review the information for a magazine that a student intends to include on a works cited page.Magazine: Academic ReviewTitle of Article: The College Application ProcessPage Numbers: 111-114Author: Judson CosbyDate of Publication: December 1, 2013

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Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” Academic Review 1 December 2013: 111-114. Print.
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Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” 111-114. Academic Review December 1, 2013: Web.
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Cosby, Judson. Academic Review “The College Application Process.” 1 December 2013. 111-114. Print.
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Cosby, Judson. “The College Application Process.” 111-114. Academic Review December 1, 2013: 111-114. Web.
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Read the passage from "Lather and Nothing Else."And so, which will it be? Murderer or hero? My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. I can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. The skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like the strop. There is nothing more tender than a man’s skin, and the blood is always there, ready to burst forth. A razor like this cannot fail. It is the best one I have.

A
It shows how strong the captain is and how fearful the barber must be.
B
It persuades readers to see the captain’s political point of view.
C
It creates a visual image and shows how easily the barber could hurt the captain.
D
It describes details of an old-fashioned barbershop and creates sympathy for the barber.
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Peter is writing about this excerpt from The Code Book.A variation on the Trojan horse is a brand-new piece of encryption software that seems secure, but which actually contains a backdoor, something that allows its designers to decrypt everybody's messages. In 1998, a report by Wayne Madsen revealed that the Swiss cryptographic company Crypto AG had built backdoors into some of its products, and had provided the U.S. Government with details of how to exploit these backdoors. As a result, Americ

H
Hidden messages can be shared through a backdoor in encryption software. It reminds me of the way I leave my kitchen door open so the cat can come in.
H
Hidden messages can be shared through a backdoor in encryption software. The author gives an example of this software helping the government.
A
A Trojan horse is a type of encryption software, but as the author explains, it is not always 100 percent secure.
A
A Trojan horse is a type of encryption software, which reminds me of Greek mythology.
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deviceopinionreasonfallacy

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device
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opinion
C
reason
D
fallacy
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In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,how does the time period of 1912 contribute to the main conflict in the novel?

A
Shipping was a new industry to the United States at that time period.
B
European people had first settled in the state of Maine at that time.
C
Racism against African Americans by whites was the norm at that time.
D
The idea of Christian charity had not been invented yet at that time period.
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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game.As Montgomery and de Grey slowly made their way through the message, they noticed more and more oddities. For example, 97556 appeared near the end of the message; the 90000 family indicated important names that were not used very often in messages. We can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann. That single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning.

A
The inference is supported by the fact that the men had to work very slowly to decipher the complicated message.
B
The inference is supported by the complicated codes that were used by the Germans to convey their messages across the Atlantic during the war.
C
The inference is supported by the fact that two men were involved in the deciphering of the message.
D
The inference is supported by the excitement the men feel when they discover that the message was sent by Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary.
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Review the line from Karin Slaughter’s NPR interview.And with each page, that's what I try to do – is say something different about the character, something different in the reactions when they find these horrible things that are happening, or they figure out a piece of the puzzle.

A
Child feels that characters are not important to the plot. Slaughter feels characters are central.
B
Child feels that characters must be unattractive and uninteresting. Slaughter feels they must have reactions.
C
Slaughter builds suspense through her characters. Child builds suspense by delaying answers.
D
Slaughter builds suspense by writing puzzles. Child builds suspense by telling anecdotes.
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Who tells the story and how it is told are known as

A
theme.
B
first person.
C
point of view.
D
imagery.
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Read the sentence.Digestion is divided into four parts, ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination.

A
add a colon after “divided”
B
add a colon after “is”
C
remove the comma after “absorption”
D
change the comma after “parts” to a colon
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Which statements about Outcasts United express theme? Check all that apply.

A
Jeremiah’s mom is overprotective.
B
being new to a country
C
One person can help many others.
D
Luma is a very giving person.
E
playing sports
F
Sports can unite people.
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Read this excerpt from The Dark Game.Another thing that changed very little in the years between the wars was the means of obtaining military intelligence. Although the use of photography and the telegraph brought some technological advances, the craft of spying on the enemy's army still relied on fieldwork.

b
by enhancing the reader’s understanding of which technological advances were used during fieldwork
b
by changing the reader’s perceptions about how fieldwork could help the Union cause
b
by including more detailed information about who did fieldwork for the Union and how it was done
b
by adding complexity to the topic by raising the moral issues involved in fieldwork and other espionage
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how the author feels about an experienceinformation that the author does not knowwhat other people are thinking about the authorseveral people’s views of the same experience

A
how the author feels about an experience
B
information that the author does not know
C
what other people are thinking about the author
D
several people’s views of the same experience

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