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