Wit 1-5
A. self-confidence and the fool's lack of self-knowledge
B. appreciation and the fool's lack of comprehension
C. justified anger and the fool's innocence
D. sense of humor and the fool's resentment
E. ability to retaliate and the fool's lack of wit
A. self-confidence and the fool's lack of self-knowledge
B. appreciation and the fool's lack of comprehension
C. justified anger and the fool's innocence
D. sense of humor and the fool's resentment
E. ability to retaliate and the fool's lack of wit
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A awkwardness
B caution
C shame
D idealism
E introspection
A awkwardness
B caution
C shame
D idealism
E introspection
A has been wrongly ignored
B lacks poetic insight
C is too uncompromising
D has a childlike sense of fantasy
E has a highly idiosyncratic style
A has been wrongly ignored
B lacks poetic insight
C is too uncompromising
D has a childlike sense of fantasy
E has a highly idiosyncratic style
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A. "to call rogue and villain" (sentence 1)
B. "to employ any depth of shadowing" (sentence 3)
C "the scholar" (sentence 4)
D "fineness of raillery" (sentence 5)
E "The occasion of an offense" (sentence 7)
A. "to call rogue and villain" (sentence 1)
B. "to employ any depth of shadowing" (sentence 3)
C "the scholar" (sentence 4)
D "fineness of raillery" (sentence 5)
E "The occasion of an offense" (sentence 7)
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A It qualifies and expands the opening sentence.
B It focuses on qualities Bentham's language lacks.
C It compares Bentham's skills to those of other writers.
D It provides an example of a brief digression.
E It signals a transition in thought from the opening sentence
A It qualifies and expands the opening sentence.
B It focuses on qualities Bentham's language lacks.
C It compares Bentham's skills to those of other writers.
D It provides an example of a brief digression.
E It signals a transition in thought from the opening sentence
A dispassionate advice
B contemptuous dismissal
C witty defense
D profuse commendation
E qualified appreciation
A dispassionate advice
B contemptuous dismissal
C witty defense
D profuse commendation
E qualified appreciation
A suggest that beauty is not an essential element of good art
B discount the importance of imaginative thinking
C distinguish between two types of imagination
D suggest that artistic creativity is compromised by social responsibility
E reinforce popular views of creative imagination
A suggest that beauty is not an essential element of good art
B discount the importance of imaginative thinking
C distinguish between two types of imagination
D suggest that artistic creativity is compromised by social responsibility
E reinforce popular views of creative imagination
A sobering
B deceptive
C horrifying
D humorous
E compassionate
A sobering
B deceptive
C horrifying
D humorous
E compassionate
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A writes without a clear purpose
B has a fear of human aberration
C cannot understand strong human feelings
D does not value information based on observation
E has little respect for others' opinions
A writes without a clear purpose
B has a fear of human aberration
C cannot understand strong human feelings
D does not value information based on observation
E has little respect for others' opinions
A intellectual
B practical
C emotional
D analytical
E moral
A intellectual
B practical
C emotional
D analytical
E moral
A establish the author's credentials as a historian
B clarify the previous sentence
C provide illustrative examples
D suggest the longevity of poetry as an art
E differentiate historians from poets
A establish the author's credentials as a historian
B clarify the previous sentence
C provide illustrative examples
D suggest the longevity of poetry as an art
E differentiate historians from poets
A Distinguishes an explanation of a timeworn idea from a common occurrence.
B Raises an objection and then overrides it with an assertion.
C Presents a dilemma and then explains its difficulties.
D Offers a contrasting example and then dismisses it.
E Cites an exaggeration and then minimizes it
A Distinguishes an explanation of a timeworn idea from a common occurrence.
B Raises an objection and then overrides it with an assertion.
C Presents a dilemma and then explains its difficulties.
D Offers a contrasting example and then dismisses it.
E Cites an exaggeration and then minimizes it
A wit and dullness
B ordinariness and excellence
C maliciousness and compassion
D coarseness and refinement
E skill and ineptitude
A wit and dullness
B ordinariness and excellence
C maliciousness and compassion
D coarseness and refinement
E skill and ineptitude
A grudgingly appreciative
B cleverly nonjudgmental
C bitterly disillusioned
D viciously sarcastic
E essentially negative
A grudgingly appreciative
B cleverly nonjudgmental
C bitterly disillusioned
D viciously sarcastic
E essentially negative
A "command of imagery"
B "poetical culture"
C "declamatory eloquence"
D "Imagination"
E "voluntary effort"
A "command of imagery"
B "poetical culture"
C "declamatory eloquence"
D "Imagination"
E "voluntary effort"
A The second paragraph uses the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual.
B The second paragraph continues to expand the definition of imagination begun in the first paragraph.
C The second paragraph supports the claim in the opening sentence of the first paragraph.
D The second paragraph presents a more balanced view of Bentham than does the first paragraph.
E The second paragraph supports the theme of the first paragraph by references to scholarly research.
A The second paragraph uses the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual.
B The second paragraph continues to expand the definition of imagination begun in the first paragraph.
C The second paragraph supports the claim in the opening sentence of the first paragraph.
D The second paragraph presents a more balanced view of Bentham than does the first paragraph.
E The second paragraph supports the theme of the first paragraph by references to scholarly research.
A Undercuts a point made previously.
B Contradicts the thesis of the passage.
C Answers a possible objection.
D Offers an opposing point of view.
E Presents an authoritative example.
A Undercuts a point made previously.
B Contradicts the thesis of the passage.
C Answers a possible objection.
D Offers an opposing point of view.
E Presents an authoritative example.
A Admiration verging on envy
B Thinly veiled contempt
C Sympathy bordering on pity
D Respect tinged with impatience
E Repugnance combined with jealousy
A Admiration verging on envy
B Thinly veiled contempt
C Sympathy bordering on pity
D Respect tinged with impatience
E Repugnance combined with jealousy
A dismissive because of the narrowness of Bentham's experience and understanding
B jealous because of Bentham's undeserved success and happiness
C undecided because of the paucity of information about Bentham's life
D disapproving because of the uniformly serious tone of Bentham's prose
E appreciative because of the accuracy of Bentham's observations
A dismissive because of the narrowness of Bentham's experience and understanding
B jealous because of Bentham's undeserved success and happiness
C undecided because of the paucity of information about Bentham's life
D disapproving because of the uniformly serious tone of Bentham's prose
E appreciative because of the accuracy of Bentham's observations
A convey the limitation of Bentham's perception
B illustrate Bentham's preoccupation with base and coarse actions
C suggest that Bentham could see nothing good in others
D imply that Bentham had no sympathy for others' misfortunes
E suggest that Bentham understood the common people best
A convey the limitation of Bentham's perception
B illustrate Bentham's preoccupation with base and coarse actions
C suggest that Bentham could see nothing good in others
D imply that Bentham had no sympathy for others' misfortunes
E suggest that Bentham understood the common people best
A a high sense of morality
B intellectual brilliance
C awareness of the artist's role in society
D the power to empathize with others
E the imparting of pleasure to the reader
A a high sense of morality
B intellectual brilliance
C awareness of the artist's role in society
D the power to empathize with others
E the imparting of pleasure to the reader