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The Enlightenment in England — Test

Question 11 • Language Arts 12

Read the passage from " An Essay on Man .” Self-love and reason to one end aspire, Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire; Which evaluation is best supported by the passage?

Answer
A
Pope contrasts self-love with reason to emphasize how Enlightenment thinkers value logic.
B
Pope uses repetition to create a rhythm that draws attention to the relationship between self-love and reason.
C
Pope uses antithesis and a heroic couplet to show a similarity between self-love and reason.
D
Pope contrasts Enlightenment views on pain and pleasure to explain how self-love is superior to logic.
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