1. Decide whether the italicized vocabulary word has been used correctly or incorrectly.
Following the hurricane, an indigent gentleman made a generous contribution to the Red Cross.
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2. What is the speaker's tone in "The Unknown Citizen?"
Sympathetic
Optimistic
Disinterested
Incoherent
3. Who was the founder of the Zionist movement in Blood Brothers?
Lord Rothschild
Theodore Herzl
Chaim Weizmann
Lord Balfour
4. Decide whether the italicized vocabulary word has been used correctly or incorrectly.
When the President of the United States visited our city, the hotels were packed with an entourage of security men and news reporters.
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5. Thinking back to The American Crisis Number 1, what reason(s) does Paine give for his confidence that God will help the Americans and not the British? (Select all that apply.)
The British king is evil and unjust and has usurped God's unlimited power.
God will not give the colonists up to the devils.
Heaven rates freedom highly.
6. According to Thatcher in “The Moral Challenges for the Next Century,” why do some countries with abundant natural resources fail to succeed?
The government failed to plan for the future.
The government planned the people into poverty.
The government fostered free enterprise.
The government encouraged too much creativity.
7. Looking back at “The Moral Challenges for the Next Century,” when electing leaders, what is important to look at in a future leader?
Pragmatism
Expediency
Enduring values
“Followership”
8. Decide whether the italicized vocabulary word has been used correctly or incorrectly.
When the animals started going into hibernation early, it was a clear harbinger that we would have an early winter this year.
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9. Decide whether the italicized vocabulary word has been used correctly or incorrectly.
Underlying her seemingly calm exterior, Sheila has a very turbulent nature.
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10. According to Thatcher in “The Moral Challenges for the Next Century,” what is economic democracy?
Free enterprise
Free trade
Natural resources
A democratic government
11. In “Their Finest Hour,” what is the purpose of Churchill's speech?
To strengthen confidence in Britain's military might
To analyze recent battle strategies and developments
To defend his political position as prime minister
To blame the French for poor military leadership
12. Decide whether the italicized vocabulary word has been used correctly or incorrectly.
We were apprehensive about going snowmobiling because of the possible chance of imminent weather.
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13. In “Their Finest Hour,” Why does Churchill review the state of the British Army, Navy, and Air Force in “Their Finest Hour?”
To update Parliament on Britain's readiness for a prolonged war
To convince more Britons to join the army to fight in World War II
To advise Parliament to surrender now and avoid excessive casualties
To persuade the United States to join the war against Nazi Germany