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Individualism, Modern Capitalism, and Dystopian Visions Answers

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Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand.I AM. I THINK. I WILL. My hands . . . My spirit . . . My sky . . . My forest . . . This earth of mine . . . What must I say besides? These are the words. This is the answer. Which best describes the narrator’s point of view?

A
His use of the first-person singular pronoun “I” shows that he feels empowered and free.
B
His use of the first-person singular pronoun “I” shows that he has forgotten about his brothers.
C
His repeated use of the possessive pronoun “my” shows that he is selfish and greedy.
D
His repeated use of first-person singular pronouns shows that he is lonely.
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Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand.Neither am I the means to any end others may wish to accomplish. I am not a tool for their use. I am not a servant of their needs. I am not a bandage for their wounds. I am not a sacrifice on their altars.I am a man. This miracle of me is mine to own and keep, and mine to guard, and mine to use, and mine to kneel before!The imagery of servitude and sacrifice reinforces the theme that the moral purpose of a person’s life is to

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seek his or her own happiness.
B
serve a higher power.
C
fight against oppression for all mankind.
D
reject selfish desires.
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Read the excerpt from Anthem.The word “We” is as lime poured over men, which sets and hardens to stone, and crushes all beneath it, and that which is white and that which is black are lost equally in the grey of it.Which best states the effect of the imagery in the excerpt?

A
The comparison of the word “We” to limestone helps to develop the theme that collective thinking strengthens society.
B
The comparison of the word “We” to limestone helps to develop the theme that a collective society destroys humankind’s potential.
C
The description of black and white becoming gray helps to develop the theme that all people are equal.
D
The description of black and white becoming gray helps to develop the theme that living only for oneself is a colorless and bleak existence.
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Which excerpt from Anthem best supports the theme that man’s spirit is unconquerable?

A
I lift my head and I spread my arms. This, my body and spirit, this is the end of the quest.
B
Through all the darkness, through all the shame of which men are capable, the spirit of man will remain alive on this earth.
C
It was a long story, and the spirit which moved it was the spirit of man’s freedom.
D
The fortune of my spirit is not to be blown into coins of brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit.
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Read the excerpt from Anthem.Perhaps they cried out in protest and in warning. But men paid no heed to their warning. And they, these few, fought a hopeless battle, and they perished with their banners smeared by their own blood. And they chose to perish, for they knew. To them, I send my salute across the centuries, and my pity. The imagery of “a hopeless battle” helps to develop the theme that group thinking limits man’s potential because it

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gives details of how violent societies can be when faced with overwhelming obstacles.
B
suggests that the group with the larger numbers always wins the battle.
C
implies that the narrator will also be killed for questioning authority.
D
depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.

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