AnswersELA 10B - 2023Analyzing Ideas, Structure, and Purpose in Machiavelli’s The Prince

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Which lines from "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" provide an example of stream of consciousness?

A
Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions,
B
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, And in short, I was afraid.
C
Slipped by the terrace, made a sudden leap, And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.
D
Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent To lead you to an overwhelming question . . . Oh, do not ask, “What is it?”
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A science teacher gives the presentation assignment below.Let’s make our families earth-friendly. Consider whether or not your family respects the environment. Discuss your routines and practices with your parents, and determine your family’s "footprint.” Then, suggest to your peers one earth-friendly effort that every family should make.

A
Families ought to throw away those nasty canned vegetables in their pantries and embrace the new trend of buying local produce.
B
Every family should buy local produce because it is more nutritious, it requires less packaging, and it promotes energy conservation.
C
Families need to stop driving to super stores ten miles away to buy apples from another coast or oranges from five states south.
D
Every family should consider driving or walking to a local farm and selecting produce, such as cucumbers, carrots, and lettuce.
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Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.As I have good cause, so do I give you all my hearty thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have, as well towards me as to the whole estate of your country.

e
encouraging an emotional response from the audience.
e
establishing her credibility as a capable leader.
p
providing a logical reason for trusting her leadership skills.
d
demonstrating her ability to speak persuasively.
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Read this passage from chapter 5 of The Prince.There are, for example, the Spartans and the Romans. The Spartans held Athens and Thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. They wished to hold Greece as the Spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed.

B
By describing the actions taken by the Spartans and the Romans, Machiavelli sets up a comparison with the actions of other conquering forces discussed in the chapter.
B
By contrasting the outcomes of Spartan and Roman conquests, Machiavelli provides evidence to support his claim that a prince must destroy a free city in order to hold it.
B
By contrasting the goals of the Spartans and the Romans, Machiavelli establishes the problem of maintaining control of a conquered city, to which he will propose a solution.
B
By listing the effects of these Spartan and Roman conquests, Machiavelli supports his overall description of how princes do or do not maintain control over the cities they conquer.
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What is the definition of anecdotal evidence?

A
Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on scientific research, experiments, and observation.
B
Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on personal experience or short narratives.
C
Anecdotal evidence is evidence that is based on accepted truths, facts, and definitions.
D
Anecdotal evidence is evidence based on historical examples and events.
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Read the excerpt from a book written by Jacob Abbott about Queen Elizabeth.The members of the Parliament went forth immediately to proclaim the new queen. There are two principal places where it was then customary to proclaim the English sovereigns. One of these was before the royal palace at Westminster, and the other in the city of London.

A
to inform readers about information relating to Queen Elizabeth
B
to persuade readers that Queen Elizabeth was a worthy sovereign
C
to entertain readers with exciting tales of royal intrigue
D
to describe for readers the intricate details of the palace at Westminster
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How does Machiavelli work to achieve his secondary purpose—to inform his readers? Select two options

A
He explains that principalities don’t know how to rule themselves.
B
He describes the steps people take when they join rebellions.
C
He describes the emotions of people in a conquered republic.
D
He shows the different roles within a royal family.
E
He argues why a prince should sometimes ruin a city.
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Which features of the passage are typical of a compare/contrast structure? Select three options.

A
It identifies two groups that will be discussed.
B
It explains the reasons invading forces did not succeed.
C
It uses the signal word nevertheless to indicate a difference.
D
It uses the signal phrase for example to introduce evidence.
E
It describes similar and different outcomes to similar actions.
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Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince.against my will, my fateA throne unsettled, and an infant state,Bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs,And guard with these severities my shores.

A
It changes the tone to make it more threatening.
B
It supports the overall tone of fear.
C
It changes the tone to become more serious.
D
It suggests a tone of loving concern.
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To summarize the central idea in a text, readers should identify the topic and then identify

A
little-known facts about the topic.
B
the author's opinion about the topic.
C
other readers' opinions about the topic.
D
scientific facts about the topic.
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There are many time references in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table; And seeing that it was a soft October night, Curled once about the house, and fell asleep.And the afternoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully! Smoothed by long fingers, What is the most likely reason for Prufrock’s emphasis on the afternoon and evening hours?

A
He is comparing the daylight to his fear of being alone.
B
He prefers to stay home late in the day.
C
He prefers to go out late in the day.
D
He is comparing the time of day to his progressing age.
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Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince.Among the wonderful deeds of Hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. This arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty, which, with his boundless valour, made him revered and terrible in the sight of his soldiers, but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect.

A
Words like inhuman, cruelty, and terrible support a tone of fear.
B
Words like wonderful, boundless, valour, revered, and virtues support a tone of admiration.
C
Words like sufficient, enumerated, virtues, and dissensions support a critical tone.
D
Words like dissensions, bad, inhuman, cruelty, and terrible support a tone of sorrow.
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T. S. Eliot begins "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" with a translated quotation from Dante’s Inferno.If I thought my reply were to someone who could ever return to the world, this flame would waver no more. But since, I’m told, nobody ever escapes from this pit, I’ll tell you without fear of ill fame.What is the best explanation for prefacing the poem with this quotation?

A
The narrator will tell the story in the poem because he wants to leave a record of the events in his life.
B
The narrator will tell the story in the poem because the reader is unable to tell anyone else.
C
The narrator will tell the story in the poem because he believes that his fate is set and he has nothing to lose.
D
The narrator will tell the story in the poem to everyone who will listen, but he is worried about his reputation.
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Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."I have already computed the charge of nursing a beggar's child (in which list I reckon all cottagers, labourers, and four-fifths of the farmers) to be about two shillings per annum, rags included; and I believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child, which, as I have said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat, when he hath only some particular friend, or his own family to dine with him.

A
understatement, because the author truly believes that his plan is worthwhile.
B
verbal irony, because the author does not truly believe his own words.
C
verbal irony, because the author wants others to see his point of view.
D
understatement, because the author does not think others will agree with him.
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T. S. Eliot begins "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" with a translated quotation from Dante’s Inferno.If I thought my reply were to someone who could ever return to the world, this flame would waver no more. But since, I’m told, nobody ever escapes from this pit, I’ll tell you without fear of ill fame.What is the best explanation for prefacing the poem with this quotation?

A
The narrator will tell the story in the poem because he wants to leave a record of the events in his life.
B
The narrator will tell the story in the poem because the reader is unable to tell anyone else.
C
The narrator will tell the story in the poem because he believes that his fate is set and he has nothing to lose.
D
The narrator will tell the story in the poem to everyone who will listen, but he is worried about his reputation.
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A teacher assigns the following prompt to a student and then directs the student to create a presentation.Research the current proposal for a baseball park in downtown Huntington. Use news releases and county documents. Determine the benefits and drawbacks of the proposal and take a position on the issue. Convince your classmates whether it should be constructed or not.

A
to demonstrate
B
to entertain
C
to persuade
D
to inform
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Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.As I have good cause, so do I give you all my hearty thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have, as well towards me as to the whole estate of your country.

A
encouraging an emotional response from the audience.
B
establishing her credibility as a capable leader.
C
providing a logical reason for trusting her leadership skills.
D
demonstrating her ability to speak persuasively.
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[BLANK]

A
"a contradiction between what is said and what is really meant"
B
"a description of something as being smaller or less than it really is"
C
"the use of humor to emphasize the negative qualities of society"
D
"the use of ridicule to emphasize a conflict between two ideas"
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Read the passage from chapter 17 of The Prince.Therefore a prince, so long as he keeps his subjects united and loyal, ought not to remind the reproach of cruelty; because with a few examples he will be more merciful than those who, through too much mercy, allow disorders to arise, from which follow murders or robberies; for these are wont to injure the whole people, whilst those executions which originate with a prince offend the individual only.

A
A cruel prince risks robberies and murders.
B
A cruel prince may be better for his subjects in the long run.
C
A cruel prince should not mind having murders and robberies.
D
A cruel prince will always have subjects who work hard for him.
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Read the excerpt from a book written by Jacob Abbott about Queen Elizabeth.The members of the Parliament went forth immediately to proclaim the new queen. There are two principal places where it was then customary to proclaim the English sovereigns. One of these was before the royal palace at Westminster, and the other in the city of London.

A
to inform readers about information relating to Queen Elizabeth
B
to persuade readers that Queen Elizabeth was a worthy sovereign
C
to entertain readers with exciting tales of royal intrigue
D
to describe for readers the intricate details of the palace at Westminster

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