Question

Read the following passage from "Every Man a King":

"Why, ladies and gentleman, let us say that all of these labor-saving devices reduce hours down to where you do not have to work but four hours a day; that is enough for these people, and then praise be the name of the Lord, if it gets that good. Let it be good and not a curse, and then we will have five hours a day and five days a week, or even less than that, and we might give a man a whole month off during a year, or give him two months; and we might do what other countries have seen fit to do, and what I did in Louisiana, by having schools by which adults could go back and learn the things that have been discovered since they went to school."

Which of these best describes the diction used in this passage?

A. Passionate and dry
B. Unreasonable and frustrated
C. Angry and imprecise
D. Practical and hopeful


Incorrect answers will be reported; please do not simply guess. Thank you!

Answer 1

Answer: D. Practical and hopeful

Explanation: Just took the test

Answer 2

Answer: A. Passionate and dry

Explanation: The tone is not unreasonable or frustated, angry and imprecise, and in not necessarily practical and hopeful. This leaves you with passionate and dry which makes the most sense.

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