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In The Farewell Speech, Queen Elizabeth’s use of first-person point of view

A
prevents her from addressing the audience directly.
B
helps her to appear to be impartial and objective.
C
allows her to share her personal thoughts and ideas.
D
makes it seem as though she’s observing from the outside.
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In The Iliad , one reason Hector can be considered an epic hero is because he

A
conveys a message.
B
interacts with other characters.
C
is a compelling speaker.
D
creates the plot conflict.
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Read the passage from The Iliad. Thus he spoke, and they all held their peace, till Menelaus of the loud battle-cry addressed them. "And now," he said, "hear me too, for it is I who am the most aggrieved. I deem that the parting of Achaeans and Trojans is at hand, as well it may be, seeing how much have suffered for my quarrel with Alexandrus and the wrong he did me. Let him who shall die, die, and let the others fight no more."

Answer:

compelling speech

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Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman . That the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. Does Wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage?

A
Yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.”
B
No, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.”
C
Yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.”
D
No, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”
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In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman , Wollstonecraft contrasts her logic and reasoning with

A
Rousseau’s work.
B
her earlier work.
C
various European authors.
D
various priests’ works.
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Read the passage from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman . . . . Rousseau became enamoured of solitude, and, being at the same time an optimist, he labours with uncommon eloquence to prove that man was naturally a solitary animal. Misled by his respect for the goodness of God, who certainly?—for what man of sense and feeling can doubt it!?—gave life only to communicate happiness, he considers evil as positive, and the work of man; not aware that he was exalting one attribute at the expense of another, equally necessary to divine perfection. Reared on a false hypothesis, his arguments in favour of a state of nature are plausible, but unsound. I say unsound; for to assert that a state of nature is preferable to civilization in all its possible perfection, is, in other words, to arraign supreme wisdom; and the paradoxical exclamation, that God has made all things right, and that evil has been introduced by the creature whom he formed, knowing what he formed, is as unphilosophical as impious. What is Wollstonecraft’s purpose in citing Rousseau’s theory?

A
to applaud his theory
B
to agree with his theory
C
to disprove his theory
D
to elaborate on his theory
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Which evaluation of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman makes an accurate conclusion about Wollstonecraft’s beliefs and correctly supports it with text evidence?

A
Wollstonecraft writes, “The society is formed in the wisest manner.” This supports the idea that she believes that humans are so smart that their ability to reason is unquestionable.
B
Wollstonecraft writes, “Men, in general, seem to employ their reason to justify prejudices.” This supports the idea that she believes all men are prejudiced and are therefore unable to reason truthfully.
C
Wollstonecraft writes, “For why should the gracious fountain of life give us passions.” This supports the idea that she believes that people’s passions should be ignored in favor of their reason.
D
Wollstonecraft writes, “Such deeply rooted prejudices have clouded reason.” This supports the idea that she believes people must overcome existing prejudices to reason correctly.
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Which activities support the central idea about financial planning? Choose three correct answers.

A
making impulsive candy purchases
B
purchasing stock in a growing company
C
investing extra money to earn interest
D
spending lavishly as a personal reward
E
saving money in a piggy bank
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Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet . Guildenstern: Which dreams, indeed, are ambition, for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. Hamlet: A dream itself is but a shadow. Rosencrantz: Truly, and I hold ambition of so airy and light a quality that it is but a shadow’s shadow. In this excerpt, the characters describe the nature of

A
dreams and ambition by using metaphors.
B
ambition and substance by using apostrophes.
C
substance and dreams by using personification.
D
shadows and dreams by using similes.

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