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Q1Why are epic similes sometimes called Homeric similes?
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✓ Correct answer: The Greek poet Homer used them in two of his epic poems, ''The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'.
Epic similes are extended comparisons, originating back to the Ancient Greeks and early epic poetry. Epic similes are sometimes called 'Homeric similes' after an Ancient Greek writer named Homer who used them when writing the epic poems 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'.
Q2Coagulation means most nearly to
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✓ Correct answer: clot.
To coagulate is to change from a liquid to a more solid state. <br/><br/>Choice E is irrelevant; choice A is the exact opposite of the truth; choices C and D involve processes counter to coagulation.
Q3Consider the following paragraph:<br/><br/><i>I always vote for the National Party candidate in gubernatorial elections. This year, Sally Smith is the National Party candidate for governor, so I will vote for Sally Smith for governor this year.</i><br/><br/>Which type of reasoning is displayed in this paragraph?
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✓ Correct answer: Deductive reasoning
In the above paragraph, the writer has moved from the general to the specific; therefore, we can conclude that deductive reasoning is displayed.
Q4The Battle of Waterloo brought to an end the stunning reemergence of Napoleon Bonaparte as ruler of France. He had been exiled to an island after abdicating the throne in 1815, but returned to once again threaten the security of neighboring countries. It was the cooperating powers of England, Russia, Prussia and Austria that finally ended the reign of the Little Corporal.<br/><br/>Napoleon was the self-declared Emperor of France and Italy in the early 1800s. After a ruinous attempt to invade Russia in 1812, Napoleon and his army retreated back to Paris, only to find it had surrendered to opposing forces.<br/><br/>When Napoleon tried to muster his army to advance on Paris, his generals refused to follow, which forced his abdication. He was exiled to Elba, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.<br/><br/>When he got to Elba, Napoleon heard rumors that he was to be banished even further away. He decided to attempt to return to France. On February 26, 1815, he landed in France. Louis XVIII, now in power, sent an army to arrest him.<br/><br/>When Napoleon confronted the army, he got off his horse and walked toward them, saying “Here I am. Kill your Emperor if you wish”. The army responded by yelling “Vive L’Empereur!” Napoleon went to Paris and retook control of the country after Louis XVIII fled.<br/><br/>The powers of England, Russia, Prussia and Austria entered into an agreement to send 150,000 soldiers each to end his rule. Napoleon had 200,000 soldiers available to him and he decided to go on the offensive and drive a wedge in between the oncoming British and Prussian armies. On June 18, 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo, the British forces, commanded by the Duke of Wellington, withstood repeated attacks by the French army and drove them from the field.<br/><br/>When the Prussian forces arrived, they broke through Napoleon’s right flank. Napoleon was defeated and was forced to abdicate for a second time. After the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled again, to a little island in the Atlantic called Saint Helena, where he died six years later.<br/><br/>What was Napoleon's nickname?
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✓ Correct answer: Little Corporal
The passage indicates that Napoleon's nickname was the "Little Corporal".
Q5He swiftly lost the fastidiousness which had characterized his old life. A dainty eater, he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration. There was no defending it. While he was fighting off two or three, it was disappearing down the throats of the others. To remedy this, he ate as fast as they; and, so greatly did hunger compel him, he was not above taking what did not belong to him. He watched and learned.<br/><br/>When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault's back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting away with the whole chunk. A great uproar was raised, but he was unsuspected; while Dub, an awkward blunderer who was always getting caught, was punished for Buck's misdeed.<br/><br/>What is the main character in this passage?
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✓ Correct answer: A new dog in a rough pack.
The main character in this passage is a new dog in a rough pack. The new dog had a different life before joining this rough pack: "He swiftly lost the fastidiousness which had characterized his old life. A dainty eater, he found that his mates, finishing first, robbed him of his unfinished ration." This suggests that his old life was much more stable than his present life. It is clear that he is a dog from this sentence: "He watched and learned.<br/><br/>When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, . . ."
Q6The author states that all of the following would be gained from a failed search EXCEPT:
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✓ Correct answer: A sense of frustration due to a failed endeavor.
The author never broaches the possibility that there could be any negative results from this search.
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