Literature Test 1
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ageekristin on January 12, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The speaker's primary purpose in the passage is to | explain an idea |
| Throughout the passage, "literature" is used to mean | written works in general |
| Which of the following best describes the function of the first sentence of the passage? | It prepares for the central topic by dismissing another topic as less promising |
| In context, the word "offices" (line 7) is best understood to mean | functions or duties assigned to someone of something |
| Which words, when inserted between "but" and "capable", best clarify the meaning of the second sentence? | that are |
| In lines 1 - 22, all of the following are presented as oppositions between the literatures of power and knowledge EXCEPT | severe insulation... reciprocal repulsion |
| I lines 23 - 26, "Men have so.. give information", the speaker asserts that the | public has failed to consider literature except as a source of information |
| The antecedent of "it" is | "all truth" |
| In lines 31 - 38, all of the following words contribute to the same metaphor except | scale |
| The speaker associates children with the literature of power because they both | link us emotionally rather than rationally with truth |
| The response "Nothing at all" to the question "what do you learn from Paradise Lose? is meant to | suggest that the value of Paradise Lost is not in the knowledge it conveys |
| The speaker view Milton as a writer whose works can | enlarge one's deep sympathy with truth |
| In the passage, the "cookery-book" is used primarily as an example of writing that is | informative |
| In the final sentence of the passage, the speaker uses which of the following to characterize the literature of knowledge and power? | an extended analogy |
| The tone of lines 59-72 can best be described as | fervent and emphatic |
| The intended audience for this passage is most probably | educated adults |
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