Poetic Structure in Pope’s Essay on Man Answers

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What feature of Enlightenment thought does Pope express in these lines?

A
concern with understanding humankind’s place in the universe
B
interest in promoting human equality
C
belief in popular superstitions
D
application of scientific solutions to social problems
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Choose the line that completes each heroic couplet from An Essay on Man.

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Alike in ignorance, his reason such,:Whether he thinks too little, or too much:
Chaos of thought and passion, all confused;:Still by himself abused, or disabused;
Could he, whose rules the rapid comet bind,:Describe or fix one movement of his mind?
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Describe or fix one movement of his mind? ✔ Still by himself abused, or disabused;Whether he thinks too little, or too much:Of all our vices have created arts;

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Describe or fix one movement of his mind?
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✔ Still by himself abused, or disabused;
C
Whether he thinks too little, or too much:
D
Of all our vices have created arts;
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✔ Describe or fix one movement of his mind?Still by himself abused, or disabused;Whether he thinks too little, or too much:Of all our vices have created arts;

A
✔ Describe or fix one movement of his mind?
B
Still by himself abused, or disabused;
C
Whether he thinks too little, or too much:
D
Of all our vices have created arts;

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