English Final

the references in lines 20-26 (it is....history) serve to

provide illustrative examples

the stylistic feature most evident in lines 32-62 (by these......may read) is the use of

repeated syntactical patterns

this power (line 17) refers to

"imagination" (line 9)

this passage is most probably excerpted from

a biography of franklin intended for a general audience

the misunderstanding discussed in lines 35-37 is that many who study franklin

confuse franklins public statements with his private beliefs

one purpose of the first paragraph is to

distinguish between two types of imagination

"they" in line 21 of the passage refers to people who

have reservations about franklins values

the speaker uses the word "impossible" twice at the beginning of the final paragraph (line 55) in order to

highlight the strong feelings that the subject engenders

the device used in lines 8-17 ( we can....values) to convey franklins character is

hypothetical examples

which of the following best describes the function of the second sentence in the first paragraph?

it qualifies and expands the opening sentence.

the primary imagery of the passage is that of

confinement

as used in line 55 "gainsay" is best interpreted to mean

deny

in the context of lines 43-48 "self-consciousness" means

introspection

in relation to the rest of the passage, the first paragraph provides

historical information that illuminates the speakers own circumstances

the first paragraph characterizes people in the contemporary united states primarily as

genial yet self-interested

the word "education" ( line 24) refers to

learning obtained through expierence

the series of phrases in lines 12-14 (in muscles....became divine) suggests the

many ways that class structure was maintained

the author indicates that a writers ability to work with metaphor and imagery is less important than:

the power to empathize with others

which of the following best describes the relationship between the first paragraph and the second paragraph

the second paragraph uses the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual

which of the following sentences best represents the authors main point in the passage?

"franklin has a particular resonance in twenty-first century america" (lines1-2)

line 7 (continually knocking his hands, head and heart) provides an example of

alliteration

the speaker uses lines 30-40 ( i could not...largely exclude) primarily to

emphasize the effects of racism by cataloging his expierences

in context, the phrase "sleepless vigilance" (line 27) suggests

the determined enforcement of a system

the area of expierence of which bentham is said to be most ignorant is the

emotional

the authors overall attitude toward Bentham can be described as:

essentially negative

the passage as a whole is best characterized as

a critical evaluation

the final paragraph (lines 30-37) functions as

an authorial judgement about a preceeding discussion

which of the following rhetorical devices is used in lines 35-38 (he has neither...satiety)?

antithesis: opposite

in lines 35-48 (he has neither...in him) the author suggests that bentham

cannot understand strong human feelings

the speakers tone might best be described as

civil but angry

the author most likely includes the clause "he saw accordingly in man little but what the vulgarest eye can see" (lines 59-60) in order to

convey the limitation of benthams perception

the speakers primary purpose in the passage is to

convey the psychological impact pf a system of segregation

the authors attitude toward benthams abilities as a writer might be best described as

dismissive because of the narrowness of benthams expierence and understanding

the author characterizes bentham primarily as an individual who

lacks poetic insight

the second paragraph is significant in that the speaker

makes use of the power of personal expierence

the rhetorical purpose of lines 14-17 (and we.... values) is to

prompt the reader to feel kinship with franklin on the basis of the challenges he faced

the authors discussion of benthams ability to use imagery is best described as one of:

qualified appreciation

the final sentence of the passage (lines 58-64) moves from

relating an incident to decrying its implications

the effectiveness of the final paragraph is primarily a result of its

use of specific example