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Which detail from the text presents MacGregor’s viewpoint?

A
“So our tea set is really a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain.”
B
“It does underline how much empire, consciously or not, eventually impacts on everybody in this country.”
C
“If in the nineteenth century you are sitting at a mahogany table drinking tea with sugar, you are linked to virtually every continent on the globe.”
D
“You are linked with the Royal Navy, which is guarding the sea routes between these continents . . .”
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a poem from the 1800sa scholarly journala quotation from a modern British citizen

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a poem from the 1800s
B
a scholarly journal
C
a quotation from a modern British citizen
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to demonstrate poetic techniques of the 1800sto explain why the British did not want changeto illustrate how tea replaced alcohol

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to demonstrate poetic techniques of the 1800s
B
to explain why the British did not want change
C
to illustrate how tea replaced alcohol
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What is MacGregor’s viewpoint in this passage?

A
The Great Wave shows that Japan is a powerful nation.
B
One copy of The Great Wave is carved on a woodblock.
C
The Great Wave includes a deep blue wave and the snowcapped Mount Fuji.
D
There is more than one way to interpret The Great Wave.
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How does the quotation from Christine Guth support MacGregor’s point about The Great Wave?

A
It links the artwork directly to its Japanese artists.
B
It provides the dates the different pieces of artwork were created.
C
It interprets the wave as a way of isolating Japan and as a means of travel and trade.
D
It presents MacGregor’s viewpoint that the artwork is connected to the opening of Japan.
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How does the letter support MacGregor’s point?

A
It demonstrates how willingly Japan agreed to trade with the United States.
B
It gives an example of a different interpretation of the wave in the artwork.
C
It provides an illustration of how the US Navy threatened to use force to open Japanese ports.
D
It describes Japan’s reaction to the United States’ forceful letter.
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Which detail from the text presents MacGregor’s viewpoint?

A
“So our tea set is really a three-piece social history of nineteenth-century Britain.”
B
“It does underline how much empire, consciously or not, eventually impacts on everybody in this country.”
C
“If in the nineteenth century you are sitting at a mahogany table drinking tea with sugar, you are linked to virtually every continent on the globe.”
D
“You are linked with the Royal Navy, which is guarding the sea routes between these continents . . .”
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What type of source does MacGregor use in this part of the text? What is the purpose of the source?

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Selection 1:a poem from the 1800s
Selection 2:to illustrate how tea replaced alcohol
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What is MacGregor’s viewpoint in this passage?

A
The Great Wave shows that Japan is a powerful nation.
B
One copy of The Great Wave is carved on a woodblock.
C
The Great Wave includes a deep blue wave and the snowcapped Mount Fuji.
D
There is more than one way to interpret The Great Wave.
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How does the quotation from Christine Guth support MacGregor’s point about The Great Wave?

A
It links the artwork directly to its Japanese artists.
B
It provides the dates the different pieces of artwork were created.
C
It interprets the wave as a way of isolating Japan and as a means of travel and trade.
D
It presents MacGregor’s viewpoint that the artwork is connected to the opening of Japan.
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How does the letter support MacGregor’s point?

A
It demonstrates how willingly Japan agreed to trade with the United States.
B
It gives an example of a different interpretation of the wave in the artwork.
C
It provides an illustration of how the US Navy threatened to use force to open Japanese ports.
D
It describes Japan’s reaction to the United States’ forceful letter.
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What type of source does MacGregor use in this part of the text?

Answers:
Selection 1:a poem from the 1800s
Selection 2:to illustrate how tea replaced alcohol

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