English Passage 3

Which of the following rhetorical devices is use in line (He had neither...satiety"

Antithesis

Which of the following best describes the function of the second sentence in the first paragraph

It qualifies and expands the opening sentence

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first paragraph and the second paragraph?

Second paragraph uses claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual

The passage as a whole is best characterized as

a critical evaluation

In line (he had neither...in him") the author suggests that Bentham

cannot understand strong human feelings

The author most likely includes the clause "He saw accordingly in man little but what the vulgarest eye can see" in order to

convey the limitation of Bentham's perception

"this power" refers to

imagination

The author's attitude toward Bentham's abilities as a writer might be best describes as

dismissive

One purpose of the first paragraph is to

distinguish between two types of imagination

The are of experience of which Bentham is said to be most ignorant is the

emotional

The author's overall attitude toward Bentham can be described as

essentially negative

In the context of lines 43-48, "self-consciousness" means

introspection

The author characterizes Bentham primarily as an individual who

lacks poetic insight

The references in lines 20-26 serve ("it is...history") to

prove illustrative examples

The author's discussion of Bentham's ability to use imagery is best described as one of

qualified appreciation

The stylistic feature most evident in lines 32-62 is the use of

repeated syntactical patterns

the author indicated that a writer's ability to work with metaphor and imagery is less important than

the power to emphasize with others