English final

30) The words "pretty nothings" (line 38) are a reprise of

"Flowery diction" line 35)

26)The author tries the second paragraph to the first by use of the words

"Soften" and "weak"

47) In line 28 "it" refers to

"White race" (line 25)

16)In describing miniature people and landscapes in the final paragraph, the author emphasizes their

Commonness

52)In line 66 "mischievous" is best interpreted to mean

Pernicious

4)The phrase "the charge of nutrient and rags having been at least four times that value " (22 to 23) is ironic chiefly because

12 pounds is a very small sum of money

53)The final paragraph functions as

A definitive statement of dissent from the claims of the court

14)It can be inferred from the second paragraph Jonathan Swift was

A member of the scriblerians

44) The passage as a whole is best described as

A reasoned argument

36)The series of infinitives in the initial paragraph emphasizes that the learning process is

Active and varied

35)The "old saying" (line 3) serves as

An analogy to the sentences that follow

40)The author employs the argument from authority as

An apt analogy

31) With the phrase "dropping glibly from the tongue" (line 39) the author begins

An extended metaphor

21)The details in lines 46 through 50 to suggest the scene is viewed by which of the following?

An intrigued visitor

46)In the first paragraph the series of rhetorical questions serves the speaker strategy of reasoning by

Analogy

7)The phrase "always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month" (lines 42-43) extends the comparison between children and

Animals raised for slaughter

2) In the first, second, and fourth paragraphs the author relies on dubious

Arguments from authority

13)"Scriblerians"(line 16) refers to

Circle of English authors

49)Based on the passage the speaker holds that

Civil equality is guaranteed by the Constitution

29)the author proposes to write in a manner that is both

Cogent and emotional

41)The paradox in the final sentence rests on

Different meanings of "end"

5)The word "fricassee" (Line 30) is best interpreted to mean

Dish

17)In the fourth paragraph the author includes long quotes primarily in order to

Document the connection between gullivers travels and popular entertainments

11)The purpose of the passage is most likely to

Draw a comparison between the fictional world Gulliver experienced in a similar imaginative elements of 18th century London

34)The "engineering of learning" (lines 1-2) most nearly means

Educational methodology

51)In the speakers opinion the Louisiana law is subject to censure by

Either of the United States Congress or the United States Supreme Court

28)The author suggests that a woman's worth may be best judged by

Evaluating the strength of her character

8)In line 52, "dear" means

Expensive

12)In the passage, the authors overall attitude toward gullivers travels can be best described as

Generally appreciative

50)In line 45 "pernicious" most nearly means

Harmful

23)In the initial paragraph, the author employs both

Irony and exposition

9) In context, "devoured" (line 54) is an effective word choice because

It fits both figuratively and literally

48)Which of the following best describes the rhetorical function of the sentences "there is no cast here" (line 32)

It reiterates the claim of the previous sentence with a different syntactical structure

37) According to the author motivation is

Momentary and concrete

42)The principal contrast employed by the author in the passage is between

Motivation and purpose

38)Both the first and third paragraphs contain

Notable parallelism

6)Which of the following rhetorical devices does the author employ in line 32-39?

Process analysis

39)In line 30, "god" most nearly means

Reason

45)The speaker in this passage is

Rendering a legal judgment

15)The stylistic feature most evident in the first two paragraphs (lines 1-20) is the use of

Repeated stylistic patterns

33)The tone of the final paragraph is

Sardonic

1)This text can be described as

Satirical

22)The speakers tone might best be described as

Scholarly and enthusiastic

27)The word "vessel "(line 17)is a metaphor for

Sex

54)The style of the entire paragraph can be best described as

Terse and opinionated

3) It can be inferred that "merchants" (line 17) and the "American" (line 26) represent

The authors fictional acquaintances

43)Which of the following best states the subject of the passage

The necessity of higher purpose in education

10) The author mentions "sheep, black cattle or swine" (line 36) in order to convey which of the following ideas?

The poor are often used as commodities to profit their owners

19)Footnote 1 in line 24 indicates that

The quotation "looked like the ... theater" was excerpted from gullivers travels, part of a 14-volume set of swifts works

20)Footnote two and line 36 indicates

The quotation, describing a miniature exhibition of Amsterdam, first appeared in a book by John Ashton

32)One can infer from the passage that to become strong human beings, rather than mere children, young women need

The same education as that of young men

18)Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first section (lines 1-20) and the second sections (lines 21-66) of the passage?

The second section provides evidence for the claims introduced in the first section

24)In the initial paragraph the author decries

Traditional feminine attributes

25)In the initial paragraph the author suggests that

Women need intellectual and physical strength