Which of the bolded verbs is used as a linking verb

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Answer the following Questions :

1. An author's purpose in an interpretive essay is to

a. entertain the reader.

b. explore a subject by breaking it into parts.

c. explain the meaning or significance of an idea, event, or object.

2. In an analytic essay,

a. the writer explains the meaning or significance of an idea, event, or object.

b. the writer tries to entertain the reader.

c. the author explores a subject by breaking it into parts.

3. An appeal to _______ is found in the references to Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams in "The American Idea."

a. reason (logic)

b. authority

c. emotion

4. Which character in Julius Caesar is an authoritarian but honest ruler?

a. Brutus

b. Caesar

c. Anthony

5. Longitude is more difficult to calculate than latitude.

a. True

b. False

6. John Harrison discovered that eating salted beef will prevent scurvy.

a. True

b. False

7. The audience is given the suggestion in Julius Caesar that mob opinion is

a. stable and reliable.

b. dangerous and unstable.

c. always works toward what is right.

8. Which of the following Degas painting recalls photographs and Japanese prints?

a. Dancers, Pink and Green

b. Carriage at the Races

c. Ballet Rehearsal

9. Expository essays have the following:

a. information based mostly on emotional appeals.

b. information through explaining, defining, or interpreting.

c. information used for the purpose of explaining the author's emotions.

10. Which of the following is true about the similarities of Longitude and "Making History with Vitamin C"?

a. They both mention John Harrison.

b. They both discuss the seriousness of scurvy.

c. They both examine aspects of maritime history.

11. Which of the bolded verbs is used as a linking verb?

a. The abandoned puppy seems hurt.

b. The abandoned puppy caught its foot in the barbed wire.

c. The abandoned puppy tried to free itself.

12. In Julius Caesar, how does Brutus commit suicide?

a. He runs into his own sword.

b. He drinks poison.

c. He hangs himself.

13. Linking verbs are used in the following sentence, "Why are you going to school now?"

a. True

b. False

14. Using the debate about relations with France as an example of differing viewpoints appeals to

a. reason (logic).

b. shared ideas, values.

c. authority.

15. The element ________is not a part of an Elizabethan tragedy.

a. of a clear moral lesson

b. of the hero's destruction

c. of humor

16. In the sentence, "The child appears to be unharmed" the word appears is an action verb.

a. True

b. False

17. _______ wrote "Making History with Vitamin C."

a. doctors

b. chemists

c. map makers

18. The Degas painting __________looks "spontaneous" as though it were "executed quickly, backstage."

a. Ballet Rehearsal

b. Dancers, Pink and Green

c. Self-Portrait

19. Julius Caesar is a historical play because

a. it is filled with tragedies.

b. it is based on actual events.

c. Shakespeare witnessed the events himself.

20. Which character in Julius Caesar is scheming, power hungry, and ambitious?

a. Calpurnia

b. Cassius

c. Caesar

21. Match the following example with the appropriate type of appeal: the mention of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" in "The American Idea."

a. appeal to authority

b. appeal to emotion

c. appeal to shared values, ideas

22.The author of "The Spider and the Wasp" describes the spider in human terms but speaks of the wasp as an object.

a. True

b. False

23. Captain James Cook lost many sailors to scurvy before he began carrying lemons on his ships.

a. True

b. False

24."Making History with Vitamin C" and___________were written by the same authors.

a. Having Fun with Chemistry

b. Napoleon's Buttons

c. Longitude

25. The Elizabethan theater, _________ is famous as the one Shakespeare performed in.

a. the World

b. the Rose

c. the Globe

26. Caesar's will states that

a. Calpurnia inherits all of Caesar's wealth.

b. Caesar's wealth is to be divided among the people.

c. Cassius inherits all of Caesar's wealth.

27. _______ was attuned to signs, omens, and people's behaviors in Julius Caesar.

a. Anthony

b. Calpurnia

c. Cassius

28. The appeal of ________ is found in the use of historical facts in "The American Idea."

a. shared ideas, values

b. authority

c. reason (logic)

29. The appeal of ________ is found in the mentioning of "the ghettos of Europe" in "The American Idea."

a. authority

b. shared ideas, values

c. emotion

30. Showing how chemistry has a major impact on people's lives applies to which work?

a. Longitude

b. "The American Idea"

c. "Making History with Vitamin C"

31. "Alien and Sedition Acts were passed . . . to protect the American state and its liberties . . . against French subversion." Define subversion:

a. warfare

b. activity meant to overthrow an established order

c. required or mandatory activities

32. Both action and linking verbs are used in the following sentence, "Joe is taller than his twin, but his twin stands taller."

a. True

b. False

33. "It will provide an immaterial, dream world quality to the performance, as it does to the painting." Choose the best definition for immaterial.

a. made complete or full again

b. having no material body or form

c. arrangement of parts or pattern

34. In Julius Caesar, Brutus sees the phantom, which is identified as

a. Portia's ghost.

b. Cassius's ghost.

c. Caesar's ghost.

35. The definition of silhouette in the sentence, "On the far side of the tall wood column is the partial silhouette of a large man..." is "statue."

a. True

b. False

36. The meaning of configuration in "...for they stay fixed as the world changes its configuration underneath them..." is

a. clearly different or separate.

b. arrangement of parts or pattern.

c. not consisting of matter.

37. The symptoms of scurvy are described in "Making History with Vitamin C" because

a. they want to prevent the reader from getting the disease.

b. they want the reader to realize how serious a disease it is.

c. they want to encourage the reader to eat more citrus.

38. The author of Longitude was heavily influenced by her father.

a. True

b. False

39. Which definition correctly defines lacquered in the sentence, "Against the lacquered body of the carriage, the creamy white tones of the passengers stand out"?

a. related to the sense of touch

b. covered in a hard, protective varnish

c. to lighten or relieve

40. The theme that committing to freedom allows the discussion of differing ideas is found in

a. "The Spider and the Wasp."

b. "The American Idea."

c. "What Makes a Degas a Degas."

41. The invention of a clock had a major impact on maritime history. This sentence refers to

a. Longitude.

b. "Making History with Vitamin C."

c. "The American Idea."

42. The main point that an author is trying to make in an essay is called a.

a thesis.

b. a theme.

c. an epiphany.

43. __________ recommends using artistic innovations to add joy and beauty to life.

a. "The Spider and the Wasp"

b. "The American Idea"

c. "What Makes a Degas a Degas?"

44. Match the character in Julius Caesar with the appropriate description: who is idealistic but easily deceived?

a. Brutus

b. Calpurnia

c. Anthony

45. Caesar goes to the Senate due to the manipulation by Decius, when Decius

a. physically intimidates him.

b. threatens to make his mental illness public knowledge.

c. says that he will appear cowardly if he does not go.

46. The character in Julius Caesar who has a strategic mind and who was a loyal friend of Caesar's is

a. Brutus

b. Anthony

c. Cassius

47. A message that ___________ can be found in Julius Caesar.

a. one must be assertive in order to succeed

b. acting bravely will guarantee victory

c. one should pay attention to warnings

48._______ shows that intelligence triumphs over instinct.

a. "What Makes a Degas a Degas?"

b. "Making History with Vitamin C"

c. "The Spider and the Wasp"

49. Which sentence contains an action verb?

a. The little girl looked happy.

b. The little girl looked for her puppy.

50. The United States was founded upon ________, according to "The American Idea."

a. commercial interests
b. a belief or idea
c. a set of cultural traditions

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