Multiple Choice practice quiz 3

The principal contrast employed by the author in the passage is between

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In paragraph 2, which of the following rhetorical devices is most in evidence?

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The primary rhetorical function of lines 14–22 is to

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Lines 14–17 contain which of the following?

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In the last sentence of paragraph 2 (lines 18–22), which of the following words is parallel in function to “inventor’’ (line 18)?

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In line 28, “bearing’’ modifies

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The point of view expressed in “They . . . men’’ (lines 29–33) is that of

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The word “importunate’’ (line 35) is reinforced by the author’s later reference to

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Which of the following best describes the first sentence of paragraph 4 (lines 34–35)?

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Which of the following characteristics of Imperial China or Britain is most emphasized in paragraph 4?

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