English Final

immediate and long-term views of language changes

A central contrast presented in the passage is that between

fulfill

As use inline 19, "discharge" most clearly means

take personal credit for her success as a ruler

Elizabeth asserts that she would not be "worthy to live" Lines 9-10 if she were to

1 and 3 only

In the passage Rembrandt functions as which of the following 1. A Figure who's genius is different from Shakespeare's 2. A figure similar in interests to Milton 3. An example of one particular definition of genius

discredit invalid views on the topic

Part of the speakers rhetorical strategy in paragraph 1 is to

an explanatory account including historical and contemporary perspectives

Taken as a whole, the passage is best described as

it introduces an image that reappears in the last paragraph

The analogy in lines 34-37 accomplished all of the following except

help listeners to realize that they troubles are not unique

The author values storytelling because a story-teller has the power to

1 and 2 only

The authors devices of argument in the passage include which of the following. 1. Reinforcing a case by including a personal perspective 2. Providing a specific example to illustrate an abstract concept 3. Citing the evidence of historical scholarship

define an abstract idea for further discussion

The first paragraph of the passage serves to

the privileges of power are insufficient compensation for the birders associated with

The metaphor developed in the second paragraph suggest primarily that

convince her audience of the purity and altruism of her motives

The most apparent goal of Elizabeth's rhetoric and reasoning is to

strengthen the idea that she rules in accordance with divine will

The most probably reason that Elizabeth says "in mine own disposition i should be willing to resign the place i hold to any other (lines 20-22)

Genius in ordinary (line 38)

The phrase "blind to all excellence but its own" (line 42) refers to which of the following

reveals the views of its creator

The speaker characterizes Paradise Lost as a literary work that

justify the statement in the preceding sentence

The speaker cites Silone's comment lines 58-59 in order to

The individual (line 9)

The statement that the arroyos "existence needs no explanation" (line 58) resembles most closely the view of

con rats the qualities of "genius in ordinary" (line 38) with those of an extraordinary genius

The three successive sentences beginning with "it" lines 39-46 serve most directly to

counterbalancing a possible weakness with a greater virtue

the rhetorical strategy employed in lines 25-27 is best described as

judgements about declining standards are difficult to support

In lines 21-22, the speaker refers to a possible comparison between baseball players of different eras to illustrate that

exalted earthly power

In lines 2=8, Elizabeth contrasts what she sees as the source of true delight with

excessive subjectivity

the speaker is critical of Rousseau's

it contradicts the conclusion reached at the end of paragraph 1

All of the following statements are true of the first sentence of paragraph 2 (lines 23-25) Except

accurately compares

As controlled by context, the phrase "fitly resemble" lines 13-14 is best understood to mean

in this way i ask your continued allegiance

In context, "Thus...I commend me to your loyal loves (line 28) most clearly means

ability to empathize

In context, the phrase "a pipe for the muses finger to play what she stop she please" (lines 31-32) suggests Shakespeare's

any potential and viable ruler

In line 22, the word "other" most probably refers to

her obedience to God's will

In using the word "instrument" line 6, Elizabeth specifically emphasizes

the duties and obligations of a sovereign

Pills that are "bitter and unpleasant to take" lines 17-18are best understood as a metaphor for

discussion of differing attitudes toward linguistic language

Taken as a whole, the passage is best described as as

Both give visible shape to intangible

The author argues that landscapes and dreams are similar in which of the following ways

generates stories and legends that connect the local inhabitants to the earth

The author feels a "strange affection" (line 62) for the arroyo primarily because it

Provide an example of a story that will be retold

in lines (41-46) "A few... arroyo, the author cites the loss of the vietnams veterans car primarily to

stress the continuing place of legend in Laguna Culture

The words "even now" (Line 12) and "nearly always" (Line 15) serve to

aware of the "historical picture" Lines 25-26

In lines 31-31 "this olympian point of view refers specifically to the perspective of one who is

the writers of the "standard jeremiads of the sunday supplements" line 3-4

In lines 39-40, the phrase "current critics" refers most directly to

A body of stories periodically refreshed by the addition of relevant new stories

The author would be most likely to describe legends of the following people at Laguna Pueblo as which of the following?

conveyed insight and metaphor

The authors footnote on "the figurative or fanciful excursive of the imagination" refers to the distinction between

the terms "hacks" and "bureaucrats" apply also to the writer of the materials mentioned in lines 8-10

The italicization of "Their" in line 16 suggests that

emphasize the burdensome responsibilities of her position

The point of Elizabeth's statement that to wear a crown is " a thing more glorious to them that see it, than it is pleasant to them that bear it" line 1 -3 is to

personification

The sentence in line 57 "The big arroyo has a wide mouth" uses which of the following

generalization to specific example

The shift from the second to the third paragraph represents a shift from

write sympathetically but without personal bias

The speaker emphasizes that Shakespeare almost alone (lines 23-24) can be distinguished from other writers on the basis of his ability to

one characteristic of genius is an original perception to the world

The speaker uses Rembrandt as an example to illustrate the idea that

providing specific examples to illustrate an abstract concept

The speakers central rhetorical strategy in the passage can best be described as

metaphorical allusion

The statement "He was he proteus of human intellect" Line 37 is an example of which of the following

illustrate that the veterans disaster was not just an individual, isolating experience

The story told in line 50-57 ("But this ... the car") serves to

confident and didactic

The tone of the passages best described as

Ordinary people lack the ability to apprehend certain inartistic qualities in nature

Which of the following ideas can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage (lines 55-61)

"apocalyptically" (lines 1-2)

Which of the following is used to mock an attitude toward linguistic change

It emphasizes the consoling effects of Laguna stories for an individual

which of the following best describes the effect of the repetition of the word "you" in lines 31-35