Citing Textual Evidence Flashcard

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According to the passage, what positions are blind men forced to accept?

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Inferior positions

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What is the author's objective in giving this lecture? Options: To advocate for blind students to go to college, To highlight the mental blindness, To bring light to the seeing, To emphasize the importance of coeducation

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To bring light to the seeing

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Why are blind individuals often deprived of positions in music?

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They lack the ability to read music at sight

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What profession did the man mentioned in the passage have before losing his eyesight? Options: College professor, Eminent lawyer, Court pleader, Consulting lawyer

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Eminent lawyer

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What does the author believe is the most pitiful form of blindness? Options: Blindness to the public's needs, Physical blindness, Blindness to the consequences of inequality, Mental blindness

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Mental blindness

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What does the author suggest the public needs to do? Options:

Open its eyes and polish its glasses

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See the light and read the message

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Pass on the light to others

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All of the above

Front

What does the author's heart brim over with? Options: Light, beams, and messages; Love, hope, and confidence; Untold good for the people; Bitterness, malice, and distrust

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Love, hope, and confidence

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What does the author hope the public will do with the light? Options: Pass it on to others, Add to it as it goes, Carry it in a kindly hand

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All of the above

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What does the author believe will result from the public seeing the light? Options: Untold good for the people, Floods in every corner of the state, Increased mental attainment

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All of the above

Front

I know a man who, before he lost his _______, was considered an ________ lawyer, but now his associates regard him _________, and his clients take their business elsewhere.

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eyesight, eminent, pityingly