English Final
which of the following rhtorical devices is used lines 35-38 ("he had neither... satiety")
antithesis
The device used in lines 8-17 ("We can... values") to convey Franklin's character is
hypothetical examples
The misunderstanding discussed in lines 35-37 is that many who study Franklin
confuse Franklin's public statements with his private beliefs
the author indicates that a writers ability to work with metaphor and imagery is less inmportant than
the power to empathize
the second paragraph is significant in that the speaker
makes use of the powerful person experience
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 primary purpose of the questions in lines 63-65 is to
reinforce the author's position that art functions independently of individuals
The passage as a whole is best characterized as...
a critical evaluation
the passage the authors overall attitude toward bentham can best be described
essentially negative
They" in line 21 of the passage refers to people who
have reservations about Franklin's values
the main purpose of the fructose is to
introduce readers to an ongoing discussion
in relation to the first sentence (line 1), the second sentence (line 2-6) serves to
introduces a persona that contrasts with the one introduced in the first sentence
in the context of lines 43-48 "self-consciouness" means
introspection
in the line, the phrase "to that other" primarily does which of the following
it identifies the one to whom "nothing ever happens"
as used in line 55 gainsay is best interpreted to mean
deny
"this power" (line 17) refers to
imagination (line 9)
the word education (line 24) refers to
learning obtained through experience
The speaker's tone might be best described as
civil but angry
The speaker's primary purpose in the passage is to
convey the psychological impact of a system of segregation
the uses lines 30-40 ("i could not.. largely excluded") primarily to
emphasize the effects of racism by cataloging his experiences
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 series of phrases in lines 12-14 ("in muscles .. became divine") suggests the
many ways that class structure was maintained
in the last sentence of the footnote, the word "it' refers to
meritocracy (line 2 in the footnote)
in the second line of the footnote, the number 31 most probably indicates the
page of the weekly standard on which the reference appears
in the line 9, the author argues that the difference between the writing and writers is primarily that the
person doing the writing that is percieved as less real than the writing that is produced
which of the following best describes the relationship between the first paragragh and the second parargaph
the second paragragh use the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual
Which of the following sentences best represents the author's main point in the passage?
"Franklin has a particular resonance in twenty-first-century America." (lines 1-2)
line 7 ("continually knocking his hands, head and heart") provides an example
alliteration
lines 18-21 ("some...sun") rely primarily on
analogy
the authors discussion of bentham's ability to use imagery (lines 1-9) is best described as one of
qulified apperciation
The first paragraph characterizes people in the contemporary United States primarily as
genial yet self-interested
in relation to the rest of the passage, the first paragraph provides
historical information that illuminates the speakers own circumstances
The main purpose of the footnote is to
introduce readers to an ongoing discussion
which best describes the syntax of lines 17-18 ("JCO.. texts")
a pair of negotiations followed by an assertion
The primary imagery of the passage is that
confinement
which of the following best describes the functin of the second sentence (lines 3-9) in the first paragraph
it qualifies and expands the opening sentence.
which of the following is an accurate reading of the source for the quotation in the last sentence of the footnote: social order that follows the principle of careers open to talents
Rawls, JOHN, AND brooks. found in weekly standard and a theory of justice. reprinted by remission
The passage is most probably excerpted from
a biography of Franklin intended for a general audience
The final paragraph )lines 30-37) function as
an authorial judgment about a preceding discussion
in lines 35-38 ("he had neither ... in him") the author suggest that bentham
cannot understand strong human feelings
in the lines 7-8 of the footnote, the author uses the phrase "somewhat ironically" primarily to
comment on the apparent disparity between an authors view and social rank
The author's attitude toward Betham's abilities as a writer might be best described as...
dismissive because of the narrowness of Betham's experience and understanding
one purpose of the first paragragh is to
distinguish between two types of imagination
The area of experience of which Benthem is said to be most ignorant is the...
emotional
The author characterizes Bentham primarily as an individual who...
lacks poetic insight
the refrences in lines 20-26 (It is ... history") serve to
provide illustrative examples
the stylistic feature most evident in line 32-62 ('by these... may read") in the use of
repeat syntactic patterns
in context, the phrase "sleepless vigilance" (line 27) suggests
the determined enforcement of a system
it can be inferred from the passage that people ignore the "obvious truth" (line 36) for which of the following sentences
they misunderstand the relationship between an artistic creation and its creation
the author most likely includes the clause "he saw accordingly in man little but what the vuglarest eye can see" (lines 59-60) in order to
convey the limitation of benthams perception
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
uses of specific example
lines 48-55("it...will") have all of the following except
verbs in the imperative mood