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P2- The first paragraph of the passage employs all of the following contrasts EXCEPT

"another fashion" and "no place in the popular imagination" (lines 11-13)

P2- Which of the following phrases in the first paragraph employs BOTH hyperbole and metaphor?

"consecrating with the radiance of her goodness" (line 7)

P2- All of the following words and phrases serve a similar purpose EXCEPT

"demons" (line 14)

P2- In the first paragraph, all of the following words and phrases are used to present the popular conception of Florence Nightingale EXCEPT

"interesting" (lines 16-17)

P2- In the first paragraph, all of the following words have specific religious meanings EXCEPT

"maiden" (line 3)

P1- In the first paragraph, which of the following phrases is used ironically?

"nobler sex" (line 16)

P1- In which of the following phrases in the first paragraph does the speaker use mock-serious diction for satiric effect?

"philosophical experiments" (lines 22-23)

P2- The third paragraph implies a contrast between all of the following EXCEPT

"reports of the medical commissions...histories of hospitals" (line 51-53)

P1- Which of the following words is used with two meanings?

"rights" (line 1

P2- Which of the following is the climactic contrast of the passage?

"swan...eagle" (line 72)

P4- The predicate nominative that complements "That principle," the subject of the second sentence (lines 6-10), is

"that the sole end...self-protection"

P4- Which of the following are given as allowable methods for preventing a member of society from harming other individuals?

I, II, and III

P4- According to the passage, which of the following groups may be forced to act in a particular way?

I, and III

P2- Which of the following best describes the structure of the first paragraph?

It is divided into two contrasting parts, with the division coming in line 9.

P1- Which of the following best describes the relationship between lines 33-49 (paragraph two) and lines 1-32 (paragraph one)

Lines 33-49 mark an important shift in the tone of the passage

P3- In stating that "the same question might well have been addressed to Socrates" (line 10-11), the author implies that

Socrates should have questioned his own refusal to enter politics

P3- How does the speaker answer the question of how Socrates supported himself and his family?

The author does not resolve this question.

P2- Which of the following best describes the structure of the passage as a whole?

The first paragraph gives an overview, and the second, third, and fourth paragraphs develop chronologically.

P4- With which of the following would the speaker most likely agree?

The only appropriate reason to inhibit a citizen having mature faculties is to prevent harm to others

P4- Which of the following would the speaker be LEAST likely to encourage?

absolute freedom of action

P3- The alliteration in the opening of the fifth paragraph (lines 27-28) has the effect of

adding a sinister "hissing" sound that emphasizes Socrates's disdain

P4- The principle embodied in the phrase "the individual is sovereign (line 29) is limited to actions that

affect only the individual

P1- In line 54 of the third paragraph, the author refers to Daniel Webster as

an example of the male's superiority to the female

P1- The tone of the second paragraph can best be described as

angry and authoritative

P1- The rhetorical purpose of the first paragraph of the passage is to

comically present issues with which the serious second paragraph will not be concerned

P1- Together with lines 53-54 ("We need not prove ourselves..."), the argument in lines 56-59 ("We need not prove our...")

demonstrates that the weak as well as the ignorant may vote

P3- In note #2, the speaker's rhetorical purpose in quoting Socrates's description of rival upstart philosophers from the Republic is to

dismiss the supposed quote from Socrates, because Plato had put the words into Socrate's mouth years later.

P3- Socrates's purpose in referring to the Athenian assembly as "mere dunces and weaklings" (line 26) is to

encourage Charmides to get over his intimidation and to join in the public debates

P4- The second paragraph relates to the first paragraph in that it

gives exceptions to the principle of individual sovereignty discussed in the first paragraph

P4- Which of the following rhetorical devices can be found in the essay?

historical allusion

P2- The significant difference of the syntax of the second paragraph from the rest of the passage is its use of

interrogative sentences

P4- Which term best describes the tone of the essay?

matter of fact

P3- The list of professions which Socrates claims are representative of the men in the assembly implies that

men in the assembly have neither the training nor the aptitude for politics

P1- Which of the following rhetorical devices are used more frequently in the second paragraph

parallel constructions

P4- The sentence "These are good reasons... otherwise" (lines 18-22) is effective because of its

parallel syntax

P4- Which of the following does the passage imply the speaker values most highly?

protection of the members of society

P3- The cumulative effect of the repetition of short sentences is the opening of paragraphs 7 and 8 is to

provide a matter-of-fact description of Socrates's middle-class upbringing

P3- The author's repetition of the word "once" in the first sentence serves the rhetorical purpose of

reinforcing the atypical nature of Socrates's suggestion

P2- Which of the following best defines the word "succour" of lines 4-5

relieve

P2- The words "call" (line 20) and "mysterious" (line 21) in the second paragraph are related to the diction of the first paragraph because their meanings are associated with

religion

P3- The rhetorical effect of using direct quotations from Socrates is that they

reveal the humanity of the ancient philosopher

P1- The primary rhetorical purpose of the speaker of the passage is to

reveal the injustice to women in the present laws

P3- The primary pirpose of the story of the "little bald-headed tinker" (note #2) is to demonstrate

that Socrates's rivals were unfit by nature to be philosophers

P1- The details of lines 5-7 ("to seat every man at the head of a cradle, and to clothe every woman in male attire") probably derive from

the arguments of men who oppose women's suffrage

P3- The speaker is surprised to see Socrates display "the kind of social prejudice-and of mere ranting-one would not expect" (lines 40-42) for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

the differentiation between craftsmen and artists was vague in Socrates's time

P2- In which of the following sentences is the use of parallel structure most important?

the eighth ("and so...", lines 15-18)

P4- The "one very simple principle" (lines 1-2) is that

the government should coerce an individual only when that individual's actions will harm others

P4- It can be inferred from the passage that despotism is NOT acceptable when

the government's actions do not produce the necessary improvement in its citizens

P2- In which sentence in the first paragraph does the author use archaic diction and chilchés?

the second (The saintly...", lines 2-8)

P1- In lines 29-31, part of the comedy in the references to the "heel of a boot" and "the Russian belt" is due to the fact that

they are worn by men to appear taller and thinner

P3- Socrates cites all of the following stereotypes about public servants EXCEPT

they could become competent given the correct training

P2- In the second paragraph, the sentence that is most likely to surprise the conventional expectations of a reader is the

third (Why, as a...", lines 23-26)

P4- According to the passage, who of the following may society compel to act correctly?

those who harm others

P1- The speaker wishes to keep "the question of equality distinct from the question of rights" (lines 62-63) because

though their equality may be doubted, there can be no doubt about women's being denied their rights

P1- Lines 17-21 advance the argument that

women's clothing may be more imposing than men's


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