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