Which is most effective in creating respectful and meaningful discussions?
A.
Only ask questions you know the answer to.
B.
Keep any questions you have to yourself.
C.
Ask questions before listening to others' ideas.
D.
Ask questions that will move the discussion forward.
D. Ask questions that will move the discussion forward.
Which sentence best communicates the author’s message that the Berlin Wall made citizens feel afraid?
That unanswered question became both an oppressive shroud over Klaus's childhood and a sinister playmate, as he often let his mind wander, imagining horrors or enemies that must have been so great that only such a great, grey, stone wall could keep them out.He returned hours later to find his view of the buildings, greenery, and other things he had seen earlier swallowed up by the sour-smelling cement and the snarling barbed wire.The government had said the wall was for the protection of the people on Klaus's side.The wall was just a few feet from the home Inge shared with her parents.The wall was part of the view from the only windows they had, and Inge was drawn to the sounds she often heard from the other side—laughter, shouting, music, and the noise of busy traffic.
That unanswered question became both an oppressive shroud over Klaus's childhood and a sinister playmate, as he often let his mind wander, imagining horrors or enemies that must have been so great that only such a great, grey, stone wall could keep them out.
In the prior acts of Julius Caesar, noble Romans have conspired against their leader, Caesar, and assassinated him. In this scene, Brutus, a well-respected man and longtime friend of Caesar, addresses the people of Rome to explain his participation in the act.
BRUTUS: If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of
Caesar’s, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar
was no less than his. If then that friend demand
why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer:
--Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved
Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and
die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live
all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was
valiant, I honor him: but, as he was ambitious, I
slew him. There is tears for his love, joy for his
fortune, honor for his valor, and death for his
ambition. Who is here so base that would be a
bondman? If any, speak—for him have I offended.
Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If
any, speak—for him have I offended. Who is here so
vile that will not love his country? If any, speak—
for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.
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Select the correct answer.
What does Shakespeare emphasize about Julius Caesar in the passage?
A.
that he was a friend
B.
that he was fortunate
C.
that he was Roman
D.
that he was ambitious
D. that he was ambitious
On taking this station on a former occasion, I declared the principles on which I believed it my duty to administer the affairs of our commonwealth. My conscience tells me that I have, on every occasion, acted up to that declaration, according to its obvious import, and to the understanding of every candid mind.
In the transaction of your foreign affairs, we have endeavored to cultivate the friendship of all nations, and especially of those with which we have the most important relations. We have done them justice on all occasions, favored where favor was lawful, and cherished mutual interests and intercourse on fair and equal terms. We are firmly convinced, and we act on that conviction, that with nations, as with individuals, our interests soundly calculated, will ever be found inseparable from our moral duties. . .
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Select the correct answer.
What message does Jefferson express in the opening paragraph of his second inaugural address?
A.
He says that in his first term he acted upon the principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence.
B.
He says in his first term that he stuck to the principles he laid out in his first inaugural address.
C.
He reassures the audience that his second term in office will be smoother than his first term.
D.
He sets out the principles by which he will conduct his second term in office.
D. He sets out the principles by which he will conduct his second term in office.
I long to hear that you have declared an independency—and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.
That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute, but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.
Passage 2
excerpt adapted from Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 April 1776
As to Declarations of Independency, be patient. Read our Privateering Laws, and our Commercial Laws. What signifies a Word.
As to your extraordinary Code of Laws, I cannot but laugh. We have been told that our Struggle has loosened the bands of Government everywhere. That Children and Apprentices were disobedient—that schools and Colleges were grown turbulent—But your Letter was the first Intimation that another Tribe more numerous and powerful than all the rest were grown discontented. This is rather too coarse a Compliment but you are so saucy, I won't blot it out.
Depend on it, We know better than to repeal our Masculine systems. Although they are in full Force, you know they are little more than Theory. We dare not exert our Power in its full Latitude. We are obliged to go fair, and softly, and in Practice you know We are the subjects . . . I begin to think the Ministry as deep as they are wicked. After stirring up (others) at last they have stimulated thee to demand new Privileges and threaten to rebel.
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Select all the correct answers.
Which two concepts do both of these letters address?
the idea of women organizing a rebellion
a code of laws that limits the power men have over women
the idea that women, children, and apprentices are all becoming rebellious
the claim that in reality, women dominate men
commercial laws governing trade between the states
the idea of women organizing a rebellion
a code of laws that limits the power men have over women
Which two details, one from each excerpt, express similar attitudes about the struggle for freedom and justice abroad?
The day of conquest and aggrandizement is gone by;for our own part we see very clearly that unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.but diplomacy shall proceed always frankly and in the public view. our national policy in internal affairs has been based upon a decent respect for the rights and the dignity of all our fellow men within our gates First, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.First, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.we are committed to full support of all those resolute peoples, everywhere, who are resisting aggression and are thereby keeping war away from our Hemisphere.