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Which details give explicit examples of starvation during Elizabethan times? Select 5 options.

A
A miller’s daughter dies in her bed, weakened from lack of food.
B
A beggar boy from the Scottish Borders is found writhing in agony in the road and dies soon afterward “in great misery.”
C
Another “poor, hunger-starved beggar boy” is found in the street and carried into a house, where he dies.
D
A four-year-old local boy dies “for want of food and means,” as does his mother.
E
You hear the story of a man leaving his home and walking hundreds of miles in search of work or food and returning after a couple of months with sufficient money only to find that his wife and children have all since died.
F
Now you can see why so many people living in Kent in the 1590s walked there, as we have seen in Chapter Two.
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Characterization is the way an author

A
unfolds a sequence of events within a story.
B
describes the features of a physical environment.
C
illustrates the time period in which a tale takes place.
D
develops personalities through thoughts, words, and actions.
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What is the author’s attitude toward a subject called?

A
structure
B
tone
C
organization
D
description
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Which statements describe the Middle Ages? Select four options.

A
The Christian Church was a powerful institution.
B
A feudal system of government ruled the land.
C
Land disputes were usually settled through peaceful debate.
D
Men of nobility, such as dukes and barons, controlled areas of land.
E
Knights helped nobles protect their land and their subjects.
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Read the sentence.Editing a film is similar to editing a novel: the editor puts together the pieces to create a wicked fun tale that you’d have to be nuts not to love, and also flows logically and smoothly.

A
a story that appeals to the audience
B
a tearjerker that’ll for sure grab the audience
C
a yarn that’s definitely gonna win awards
D
a film that is guaranteed to rock
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Read the passage from Beowulf."My lord, the conquering king of the Danes,bids me announce that he knows your ancestry;also that he welcomes you here to Heorotand salutes your arrival from across the sea.You are free to move forwardto meet Hrothgar, in helmets and armour,but shields must stay here and spears be stackeduntil the outcome of the audience is clear."

A
bids me announce that he knows your ancestry
B
also that he welcomes you here to Heorot
C
You are free to move forward
D
until the outcome of the audience is clear
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A
life and death
B
logic and reason
C
emotion and nature
D
science and discovery
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A chronological text structure presents events

A
from least important to most important.
B
in a random, unorganized way.
C
in the order in which they occur.
D
from most important to least important.
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A
guess
B
theory
C
inference
D
statement
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales."But, sirs, it is not courteous of youTo speak so roughly to an old man, whoHas not offended you by word or deed.It’s there in Holy Writ for you to read:"Thou shalt rise up before the hoary headOf an old man”—and therefore do no harm,I warn you, to an old man while you’re young,Any more than you’d like to have it doneTo you in old age, should you live so long.Now God be with you! I go where I must go.”

A
as an adventurer eager to join the youth
B
as a church leader recruiting the youth
C
as a sage counselor reproving the youth
D
as a cruel authority punishing the youth
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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."But, as to my self, having been wearied out for many years with offering vain, idle, visionary thoughts, and at length utterly despairing of success, I fortunately fell upon this proposal, which, as it is wholly new, so it hath something solid and real, of no expence and little trouble, full in our own power, and whereby we can incur no danger in disobliging England.

A
Swift states that he has “been wearied out for many years with offering vain, idle, visionary thoughts” and almost gave up any hope of ever achieving success of any kind.
B
Swift writes that after much time and effort, he has finally come up with a solution that is “solid and real, of no expence and little trouble” to address the problem of poverty.
C
“I fortunately fell upon this proposal, which, as it is wholly new, so it hath something solid and real, of no expence and little trouble, full in our own power,” claims Swift.
D
Since we can incur no danger in disobliging England, Swift believes he has come up with a proposal that will finally solve the issue of overwhelming poverty in England.
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Read the passage.If you’re looking for a place to visit, I recommend Yosemite National Park. Visiting Yosemite has been a high point of my life. Can you imagine waking up, inhaling the pine-scented air, and watching the pink-tinted mountains reflect the sunrise? Later, as you hike, you’ll encounter meadows strewn with rainbows of wildflowers and lakes in astonishing shades of blue.

A
defines Yosemite for the reader.
B
helps the author entertain the reader.
C
instructs the reader on how to enjoy Yosemite.
D
supports the author’s attempt to persuade.
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Alliteration is

A
the repetition of themes and ideas.
B
the implication of a word meaning.
C
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
D
the repetition of sounds.
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Jamal’s assignment for class is to write his own verse to add to Beowulf, using some of the traditions that were used in Old English poetry.

A
And Unferth heard Beowulf’s story.And he sulked hearing all that glory.
B
As Unferth listened to what Beowulf said,he felt overcome with envy at what he heard
C
Unferth sat back, brooding on his bench,listening bitterly to Beowulf’s conquests
D
Unferth remained in the hall with others,Where he hid how much he was truly bothered.
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Which statements describe the Middle Ages? Choose four answers.

A
It was a period of time between 500 and 1500 CE.
B
It was a period characterized by democratic rule.
C
Catholicism was the dominant religion in Europe.
D
The monarchy and the Church were very powerful.
E
A rising middle class was challenging class distinctions.
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One way to describe the subject of a sentence is to use a(n)

A
infinitive.
B
gerund.
C
article.
D
preposition.
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Read the excerpt from Samuel Johnson's preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.I applied myself to the perusal of our writers; and noting whatever might be of use to ascertain or illustrate any word or phrase, accumulated in time the materials of a dictionary, which, by degrees, I reduced to method, establishing to myself, in the progress of the work, such rules as experience and analogy suggested to me; experience, which practice and observation were continually increasing; and analogy, which, though in some words obscure, was evident in others.

A
teaches readers how to understand analogies.
B
follows a method prescribed by other dictionaries.
C
reflects an exhaustive study of its words.
D
includes obscure words not previously defined.
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales.Dear brethren, God forgive you your trespass,And keep you from the sin of avarice;My holy pardon here can save you all,And will, so long as you make offeringsOf gold and silver coin, spoons, brooches, rings—Bow down your heads before this holy bull!Come, ladies, make an offering of your wool!I’ll put your name down on my prayer-roll,And you shall enter to the bliss of heaven

A
Chaucer criticizes the practice of confessing one’s sins to a priest.
B
Chaucer criticizes the notion that divine forgiveness depends on giving money.
C
Chaucer criticizes the idea that people go to heaven after death.
D
Chaucer criticizes the fact that clergymen earn more than peasants.
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Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.The men charged in tournaments again and again,Noble knights jousting in high spirits;Then they rode to the court and danced to carols,And the feast went on like that a full fifteen days,With all the food and entertainment anyone could imagine.The laughter and merrymaking were a glory to hear . . .

A
They fight ruthlessly.
B
They celebrate festively.
C
They are devout Christians.
D
They are boastful and vain.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.Sir Thomas Elyot is worth listening to on this subject. Although he is a layman and not a physician, his book, The Castel of Health, proves hugely influential—it goes into its sixteenth edition in 1595. He declares that mutton is the most wholesome meat you can eat and that fish is not so good because it thins the blood. He also thinks that spices and vegetables are bad for you.

A
The author wants to describe the time period accurately.
B
The author wants to create a convincing argument.
C
The author wants to present factual information effectively.
D
The author wants to help the reader relate to the subject thoughtfully.

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