50 points for just one question on english (essay type) Read the following excerpt from the poem entitled “The Social Concert” by Joseph Addison.
Your drums are the blusterers in conversation, that with a loud laugh, unnatural mirth, and a torrent for noise, domineer in public assemblies, overbear men of sense, stun their companions, and fill the place they are in with a rattling sound, that hath seldom any wit, humour, or good breeding in it. The drum, notwithstanding, by this boisterous vivacity is very proper to impose upon the ignorant; and in conversation with ladies, who are not of the finest taste, often passes for a man of mirth and wit, and for wonderful pleasant company. I need not observe, that the emptiness of the drum very much contributes to its noise.
Which of the following statements can you conclude from the excerpt?
A drum-like speaker is a loud, yet sociable presence in much demand.
The drum-like speaker often speaks with nothing to say and is influential upon those who lack information.
The drum-like speaker is often well-educated, engaging, and loud.
A drum-like speaker is very experienced in conversing with educated and sophisticated crowds, and often entertains the listener with wit.