AnswersHSA 26-27 English IV A -ICPart 1: An Introduction to Elizabethan England

Part 2: Summarizing Central Ideas about Elizabethan England Answers

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the author’s purpose
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the author’s point of view
C
how central ideas connect
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how to summarize the text
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When providing an objective summary of a text, writers should

A
directly quote the text.
B
avoid central ideas.
C
include their opinions.
D
exclude personal opinions.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.There is no concept of "health and safety” in Elizabethan England, so you will inevitably feel vulnerable when you arrive. Nauseating smells and sights will assail your senses; contemporary standards of cleanliness will worry you. People die every day from unknown ailments, the young as often as the old. Infectious diseases periodically kill thousands within a few weeks. Even when plague is not in town, it lurks as an anxiety in the back of people’s minds and, when it does strike, their worry turns to terror. On top of the illnesses, the chances of being attacked and hurt are much higher than in the modern world, and workplace injuries are far more common.

A
Infectious diseases, like the plague, killed many people.
B
Infectious diseases were a great source of concern.
C
Elizabethans faced health challenges similar to ours today.
D
Elizabethans faced a variety of challenges in staying healthy.
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Read the passage.If you ever visit Denver, Colorado, you should allow yourself several hours to peruse the Denver Art Museum’s Asian art collection. This world-renowned collection houses an impressive array of artwork, including woodblock prints, tea ceremony articles, bamboo sculptures, and much more. One piece of particular interest is a 17th-century ink-on-silk drawing of Daruma, a South Indian monk. Visitors can also view Japanese ceramics and paintings by women artists from the 17th–19th centuries—the largest such collection outside of Japan. The Denver Art Museum is one of the larger US art museums, with its global collections containing more than 70,000 works of art from around the world.

A
“This world-renowned collection houses an impressive array of artwork, including woodblock prints, tea ceremony articles, bamboo sculptures, and much more.”
B
“One piece of particular interest is a 17th-century ink-on-silk drawing of Daruma, a South Indian monk.”
C
“Visitors can also view Japanese ceramics and paintings by women artists from the 17th–19th centuries—the largest such collection outside of Japan.”
D
“The Denver Art Museum is one of the larger US art museums, with its global collections containing more than 70,000 works of art from around the world.”
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Which line best helps develop the central idea that the plague was almost impossible for Elizabethans to survive?

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“Although there are no fewer than twenty-three medical treatises . . . none of them will help you.”
B
“But you have the advantage of knowing that a fleabite can convey the plague . . .”
C
“Also, plague is most frequently transferred between people in towns, and it dies down in winter . . .”
D
“Change your clothes and bedclothes regularly, and wash them thoroughly.”

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