Washington 1-3
The reader can infer from the passage that
A. Theodora possessed significant influence over her husband’s decision-making
Why does the author use a flashback in paragraph 11?
A. to explain why Theodora was motivated on the issue
Which of the following is a central idea of the excerpt from "Washington's Farewell Address"?
B. Patriotism leads to unity
The tone of paragraph 4 can best be described as?
A. Cautioning
Theodora's gaze seared toward the jurist as her mind suddenly flew back to an experience nearly a decade old.
What is the effect of the figurative language in this sentence?
A. It emphasizes Theodora's desire to create positive change from past experience.
We cannot allow these creditors to circumvent the law through our governing officials
What does the word circumvent mean in the sentence above?
D. To bypass
Which of the following sentences from the passage best highlights Washington's emphasis on maintaining national collaboration?
B. Here every portion of our country finds the most commanding motives for carefully guarding and preserving the union of the whole.
Which of the following is a claim the author makes about military power?
B. Excessive military power disrupts a nation’s liberty
With such powerful and obvious motives to union, affecting all parts of our country, while experience shall not have demonstrated its impracticability, there will always be reason to distrust the patriotism of those who in any quarter may endeavor to weaken its bands. . . .
What does the phrase weaken its bands mean in this context?
B. Damage the strength
Which statement is the best objective summary of the passage?
D. Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora are approving new reforms that benefit women and the impoverished.
What is one thing this passage teaches the reader that happened during Justinian’s reign as emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
C. The legal system underwent a significant change to address its many limitations.
. . . Citizens, by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
What does Washington mean by this?
B. Whether you were born in America, or came later, you must consider yourself an American above all else
In the excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address, how does Washington develop the idea that all parts of the union are valuable and necessary?
C. He mentions each region and how they help each other.
You have in a common cause fought and triumphed together; the independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint counsels, and joint efforts of common dangers, sufferings, and successes.
What is the purpose of the sentence in the passage?
D. It is intended to praise Americans for their accomplishments and gain their interest
How does Empress Theodora’s past experience influence the plot?
B. Theodora's encounter with a woman who could not inherit her family's property has made her passionate about equal rights for all women.
Similar noises echoed through the halls, the sounds of hammers and moving stones, men speaking and shouting to one another, all familiar tones in the cacophony of the palace's reconstruction.
What is the effect of the author's description in this sentence?
C. It emphasizes the size and grandeur of the palace's construction.