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Writing an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres — Unit test Answers

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Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince.Among the wonderful deeds of Hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. This arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty, which, with his boundless valour, made him revered and terrible in the sight of his soldiers, but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect.

A
Words like inhuman, cruelty, and terrible support a tone of fear.
B
Words like wonderful, boundless, valour, revered, and virtues support a tone of admiration.
C
Words like sufficient, enumerated, virtues, and dissensions support a critical tone.
D
Words like dissensions, bad, inhuman, cruelty, and terrible support a tone of sorrow.
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To summarize the central idea in a text, readers should identify the topic and then identify

A
little-known facts about the topic.
B
the author's opinion about the topic.
C
other readers' opinions about the topic.
D
scientific facts about the topic.
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Read the definition.censorcen·sor[Latin censor, the Roman magistrate tasked with registering Roman citizens]noun1. a person who supervises conduct and moralsverb1. to examine something in order to suppress it2. to delete anything considered objectionablesensorsen·sor[Latin sentire, "to perceive”]noun1. a device that responds to a physical stimulus and transmits an impulse in response

A
censor, sensoring
B
sensor, censoring
C
censor, censoring
D
sensor, sensoring
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How are prefixes and suffixes alike? Select two options.Both are a type of affix.Both are the root of a word. Both can change a word’s meaning.Both can be added to the end of a word. Both can be added to the beginning of a word.

A
Both are a type of affix.
B
Both are the root of a word.
C
Both can change a word’s meaning.
D
Both can be added to the end of a word.
E
Both can be added to the beginning of a word.
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What is the definition of anecdotal evidence?

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Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on scientific research, experiments, and observation.
B
Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on personal experience or short narratives.
C
Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on accepted truths, facts, and definitions.
D
Anecdotal evidence is evidence based on historical examples and events.
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Which type of fallacy uses circular reasoning to support an argument?

A
genetic fallacy
B
begging the claim
C
hasty generalization
D
ad populum
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Read the definitions. shear = v., to cut sheer = adj., thin soar = v., to fly at a great height sore = adj., feeling pain

A
sheer, soar
B
shear, sore
C
shear, soar
D
sheer, sore
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Read this passage from chapter 5 of The Prince.There are, for example, the Spartans and the Romans. The Spartans held Athens and Thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. They wished to hold Greece as the Spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed.

A
By describing the actions taken by the Spartans and the Romans, Machiavelli sets up a comparison with the actions of other conquering forces discussed in the chapter.
B
By contrasting the outcomes of Spartan and Roman conquests, Machiavelli provides evidence to support his claim that a prince must destroy a free city in order to hold it.
C
By contrasting the goals of the Spartans and the Romans, Machiavelli establishes the problem of maintaining control of a conquered city, to which he will propose a solution.
D
By listing the effects of these Spartan and Roman conquests, Machiavelli supports his overall description of how princes do or do not maintain control over the cities they conquer.
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Which features of the passage are typical of a compare/contrast structure? Select three options.

A
It identifies two groups that will be discussed.
B
It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed.
C
It uses the signal word nevertheless to indicate a difference.
D
It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence.
E
It describes similar and different outcomes to similar actions.
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Which sentence from Reagan’s "Tear Down This Wall” speech is the best example of hyperbole?

A
“I find in Berlin a message of hope, even in the shadow of this wall, a message of triumph.”
B
“The sign read simply: ‘The Marshall Plan is helping here to strengthen the free world.’”
C
“Throughout the Pacific, free markets are working miracle after miracle of economic growth.”
D
“In Europe, only one nation and those it controls refuse to join the community of freedom.”

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