Multiple Choice practice quiz 3

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The primary rhetorical function of lines 14–22 is to

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Lines 14–17 contain which of the following?

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• B

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• E

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In line 28, “bearing’’ modifies

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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• B

• C

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• E

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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• B

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• E

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7