Read the excerpt from a discussion of themes in The Odyssey - Penelope . Throughout Penelope’s encounter with the disguised Odysseus, she demonstrates how loyal she has been to him during his long absence. What is the best way to summarize the theme being discussed?
Which feature of a book introduction is reflected in the introduction to A State of War and Peace ?
Read the excerpt from A State of War and Peace . This book will examine the intentions of the man who established the prizes, Alfred Nobel. He was famous for inventing dynamite and other explosives, and at the time of his death had ninety weapons factories around the world, so there is a lack of consensus as to how far his pacifist convictions went. Which best describes the problem presented in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from A State of War and Peace . As soon as his nomination was announced, President Obama's critics pointed out the irony of choosing this leader, who at the time was in the middle of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since he was conferred the prize in 2009, there have been calls for Obama to give back the Peace Prize, given his push to use force against Syria, with or without a U.N. Security Council resolution, and his drone use in the Middle East. Which signal words from the excerpt indicate a sequence?
Which excerpt from the introduction to A state of War and Peace contains subjective language?
Read the excerpt from A State of War and Peace . Most awards raise a cacophony of sentiment, from praise and admiration to protests or just plain head-scratching. In the entertainment industry, the Academy Awards regularly elicit outrage. Which word from this excerpt has a positive connotation?
Read the excerpt from the introduction to A State of War and Peace . Despite the secrecy behind the selection process and a tradition of keeping the list of nominees from being disclosed for fifty years, I believe there is logic to how the winners are chosen. I hope to arrive at an understanding of the method behind the madness used to sift through thousands of the world's highest achievers year after year. Based on this excerpt, which topic will most likely be covered through the course of the book?
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change . By the turn of the century, the bicycle's heyday was over and a new mechanical wonder promised to transport men and women faster and farther than ever before. Bicycle manufacturers retooled their factories to build them and bicycle repair shops installed gasoline tanks to service them. The era of the automobile had begun. Which aspect of historical context does this excerpt most reflect?
Read the excerpt from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change . Some stated the liberating effects of the bicycle with less sarcasm. "The bicycle has brought to women a healthful, wholesome means of securing a degree of freedom and independence that no amount of discussion regarding 'women's rights' would ever have produced," wrote the L.A.W. Bulletin and Good Roads magazine in 1898. Meanwhile, Munseg's Magazine assessed the impact of the wheel on women in a special bicycle-themed issue. "If she has ridden her bicycle into new fields, becoming in the process a new creature, it has been gradually and unconsciously," the editors wrote. "She did not have to be born again in some mysterious fashion, becoming a strange creature, a new woman. She is more like the 'eternal feminine,' who has taken on wings, and who is using them with an ever increasing delight in her new power." Indeed, many bicycle companies at home and abroad did put wings on the women in their advertisements, emphasizing that they had taken flight. Sue Macy’s synthesis connects the idea that the bicycle changed the way many people viewed women by
Read the excerpt from Chapter 4 of Wheels of Change . Annie Londonderry wasn't the only one who pushed the limits of time and distance on her two-wheeler. In the late 1890s, several women took the concept of riding a century—100 miles—to the extreme by peeling off two, three, four, or more centuries in a row. Perhaps the greatest female century rider performed outside the spotlight. Dora Rinehart’s exploits hardly ever were reported beyond the western United States, where the Colorado native earned the title “America’s Greatest Cyclienne.” Rinehart took up the bicycle to regain her strength after suffering scarlet fever. She started with short rides, but quickly built up her endurance. In 1896 alone, she pedaled 17,196 miles, more than any other woman in the United States. That included stretches of 10 days in July and 20 days from October 31 through November 19 when she rode a century every day. Which statement from the excerpt is subjective?
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