APLANG MC Passages
By associating learning with housekeeping (lines 30-42), the author
suggests an immediate practical advantage to educating women
which of the following best describes a strategy the author uses to win favor of her audience?
addressing readers from the outset as being reasonable people of goodwill
In lines 78-79, the phrase "the great... nature" presents a metaphor that
suggests the capacity of abstract study to enrich one's experience of the world
In lines 19-25 ("Men do not... the kitchen"), the author
supports a claim by comparing work-related activities
The author's attitude toward the girl depicted in lines 53-77 is best described as
admiring
Taken as a whole, the passage can best be regarded as
an argument for enlarging and enriching the minds of women
The effect of mentioning "with much hesitation and many blushes" (lines 70-71) is to
illustrate the societal constraints the girl faced
A central irony of the passage is that the author
argues for expanding women's educational opportunities to improve their performance in traditional roles
The author's chief strategy in lines 47-86 ("One of the best.. less happy") is to
develop a point through an extended example
In lines 83-86 ("Will anybody say... less happy"), the passage concludes by
equating increased learning with personal fulfillment
By referring to the "affectionate-hearted woman" (line 49) as both "simple-minded" (line 48) and "one of the most learned women" (lines 52-53), the author suggests that
a cultivated intellect benefits even ordinary people
the author mentions a stereotype about women in lines 10-11 ("it is said...superficial") primarily to
dismiss a familiar argument against giving women access to scholarly subjects traditionally reserved for men
The tone of lines 3-19 ("If it is said... is untrue") is most accurately characterized as
analytical
The author's rhetorical stance is characterized by a dynamic tension between her
appeal for change and her insistence that such a change does not threaten the status quo
