Which of the following best explains what a strong thesis statement is?(1 point)
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A strong thesis statement provides details about the writer’s personal experiences and credibility.
A strong thesis statement provides details about the writer’s personal experiences and credibility.
A strong thesis statement clearly and explicitly states the writer’s purpose.
A strong thesis statement clearly and explicitly states the writer’s purpose.
A strong thesis statement addresses counterpoints to the writer’s ideas.
A strong thesis statement addresses counterpoints to the writer’s ideas.
A strong thesis statement consists of several sentences that explain the writer’s ideas.
A strong thesis statement provides details about the writer’s personal experiences and credibility.
What can a reader often determine from the thesis statement of a text?(1 point)
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the organizational structure of the text
the organizational structure of the text
the opinions of the writer
the opinions of the writer
the details that will appear in the text’s conclusion
the details that will appear in the text’s conclusion
the historical context of the text
the historical context of the text
the opinions of the writer
What does it mean to evaluate something?(1 point)
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to prove that something is incorrect
to prove that something is incorrect
to offer an opinion about something
to offer an opinion about something
to assess the strength of something
to assess the strength of something
to emphasize something in particular
to assess the strength of something
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence from the passage's introductory paragraph is the thesis statement?
(1 point)
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"When those Jews first arrived in large numbers in North America, they came mostly from countries in which their economic and political disenfranchisement was taken for granted, places where a Jewish man could not freely choose where to live or what profession to pursue, and where the publishing of newspapers and magazines in the language he spoke, Yiddish, was subject to harsh censorship."
"When those Jews first arrived in large numbers in North America, they came mostly from countries in which their economic and political disenfranchisement was taken for granted, places where a Jewish man could not freely choose where to live or what profession to pursue, and where the publishing of newspapers and magazines in the language he spoke, Yiddish, was subject to harsh censorship."
"Violent attacks on Jewish civilians in their homes and businesses—which came to be known as pogroms—were frequent enough, and received enough tacit government support, to add pervasive terror to a Jew’s typical experience of life."
"Violent attacks on Jewish civilians in their homes and businesses—which came to be known as pogroms—were frequent enough, and received enough tacit government support, to add pervasive terror to a Jew’s typical experience of life."
"Meanwhile, as other Jews gained civil rights in western Europe, even they looked back at the still-disenfranchised, increasingly impoverished Yiddish-speaking Jews of Eastern Europe as embarrassments or as a problem to be solved."
"Meanwhile, as other Jews gained civil rights in western Europe, even they looked back at the still-disenfranchised, increasingly impoverished Yiddish-speaking Jews of Eastern Europe as embarrassments or as a problem to be solved."
"However improbable it may seem, the arrival of around two million Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in North America, between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, has turned out to be one of the most profoundly influential modern migrations."
"However improbable it may seem, the arrival of around two million Yiddish-speaking Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in North America, between the middle of the nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, has turned out to be one of the most profoundly influential modern migrations."
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on this introductory paragraph, which statement describes the topic of this chapter?
(1 point)
Responses
Anti-Jewish prejudice in Europe was present within the Jewish community, as well as outside of it.
Anti-Jewish prejudice in Europe was present within the Jewish community, as well as outside of it.
Yiddish-speaking Jewish people endured discrimination in Europe that other ethnic groups did not face.
Yiddish-speaking Jewish people endured discrimination in Europe that other ethnic groups did not face.
Jewish people who immigrated to North America fled violence and terror that had become a part of life for them.
Jewish people who immigrated to North America fled violence and terror that had become a part of life for them.
The migration of Yiddish-speaking Jewish people from Europe was different from other waves of immigration