Choosing Vocabulary — Unit test Answers

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How did patrons help to advance ideas during the Renaissance?

A
by printing texts sold in Europe and Asia
B
by creating artwork that looked very realistic
C
by supporting artists with pay and living expenses
D
by holding experiments to prove theories in science
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Read "We outgrow love like other things" by Emily Dickinson.We outgrow love like other thingsAnd put it in the drawer,Till it an antique fashion showsLike costumes grandsires wore.

A
The word “antique” means “old-fashioned,” which implies the poet must be a senior citizen.
B
The word “antique” suggests love is outdated, which creates a tone of disappointment.
C
The word “antique” describes something expensive, which sets a mood of prosperity.
D
The word “antique” means “an ancient object,” which creates an old-world setting.
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to join several ideasto arrange an ideato change an ideato produce an idea

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to join several ideas
B
to arrange an idea
C
to change an idea
D
to produce an idea
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Based on Chapter 4 of The Scarlet Letter, what biased view do Hester Prynne and most of her fellow settlers hold of themselves in relation to the Indigenous population in the area?

A
They see themselves as more civilized.
B
The see themselves as less knowledgeable.
C
They see themselves as simpler.
D
They see themselves as less powerful.
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How did William Tyndale’s translation of the Bible spread knowledge?

A
It helped to advance traditional religious beliefs.
B
It inspired the invention of the printing press.
C
It was the first book ever translated into the vernacular.
D
It promoted new ideas about ways to change the church.
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Read the third stanza of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death."We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the Ring –We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –We passed the Setting Sun –Why does Dickinson most likely repeat the word “passed” three times in this stanza?

A
The words convey a sense of steady motion.
B
The words indicate the speaker’s loneliness.
C
The words indicate that the carriage is moving quickly.
D
The words show that the speaker is undergoing inner growth.
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According to "Civil Disobedience," what happens before Thoreau is put into prison?

A
He contemplates what prison is like.
B
He decides that imprisonment is foolish.
C
He does not pay the poll tax for six years.
D
He meditates on the problems of the state.
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Read the sentence.Some of the items on my shopping list _ chanterelle mushrooms, white asparagus, and eel _ were impossible to find.Which punctuation should be added in the underlined spaces?

A
colons
B
commas
C
dashes
D
parentheses
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Read the line from "Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church."I just wear my Wings –What does this line illustrate about the speaker’s view of spirituality?

A
that she needs more than she has
B
that she wishes she could fly
C
that she feels vulnerable and weak
D
that her personal beliefs are all she needs
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Read the excerpt from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.A snug small room; a round table by a cheerful fire; an arm-chair high-backed and old-fashioned, wherein sat the neatest imaginable little elderly lady, in widow’s cap, black silk gown, and snowy muslin apron; exactly like what I had fancied Mrs. Fairfax, only less stately and milder looking. She was occupied in knitting; a large cat sat demurely at her feet; nothing in short was wanting to complete the beau-ideal of domestic comfort. A more reassuring introduction for a new governess could scarcely be conceived; there was no grandeur to overwhelm, no stateliness to embarrass; and then, as I entered, the old lady got up and promptly and kindly came forward to meet me.

A
She believes that she has met Mrs. Fairfax before.
B
She is surprised because Mrs. Fairfax is older than she thought.
C
She thinks that Mrs. Fairfax reminds her of someone else.
D
She is pleased that Mrs. Fairfax seems like a regular person.
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An e-mail to your boss asking for a raise in salary would most likely use what type of language?

A
formal
B
informal
C
jargon
D
casual
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How is the concept of friendship portrayed in both Society and Solitude and Chapter I of Nature?

A
Friendship is considered to be preferable to solitude.
B
Friendship is considered to be valuable but not necessarily vital.
C
Friendship is considered to be crucial to society.
D
Friendship is considered to be a worthless relationship.

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