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We are now on this continent, to the astonishment of the world, three
millions of souls united in one cause. We have large armies, well
disciplined and appointed, with commanders inferior to none in military
skill, and superior in activity and zeal. We are furnished with arsenals
and stores beyond our most sanguine expectations, and foreign nations are
waiting to crown our success by their alliances.
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1. We can infer from this passage that the speaker believes
A. the war is over
B. there will never be a war
C. his country will win the coming war
D. his country should avoid war
E. his country needs better defenses
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B
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B
(C) He believes his country will win the war.
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B
The hand of Heaven appears to have led us on to be, perhaps, humble
instruments and means in the great providential dispensation which is
completing. We have fled from the political Sodom; let us not look back,
lest we perish and become a monument of infamy and derision to the world.
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1. In this passage, the speaker equates his country with
A. Heaven
B. Lot and his family
C. a mountain
D. instruments of divine retribution
E. a famous monument in London, England
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C
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C
(B) The speaker compares his country with Lot and his family, who fled
the city of Sodom before it was destroyed.
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C
For can we ever expect more unanimity and a better preparation for
defense; more infatuation of counsel among our enemies, and more valor and
zeal among ourselves? The same force and resistance which are sufficient
to procure us our liberties will secure us a glorious independence and
support us in the dignity of free, imperial states.
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1. The speaker is telling his audience that he believes
A. they will lose their liberty if they do not sue for peace
B. their allies are deserting them
C. if they wait they will have a stronger army
D. now is the time to fight for independence
E. valor and zeal alone will not bring victory
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D
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D
(D) He is telling his listeners that they must act now and fight for freedom.
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D
We cannot suppose that our opposition has made a corrupt and
dissipated nation more friendly to America, or created in them a greater
respect for the rights of mankind. We can therefore expect a restoration
and establishment of our privileges, and a compensation for the injuries
we have received, from their want of power, from their fears, and not
from their virtues.
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1. The speaker is warning his listeners that
A. America must be strong to win restoration of privileges
B. other nations are unfriendly
C. other nations do not respect the rights of mankind
D. other nations are not virtuous
E. America is corrupt and dissipated
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E
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E
(A) Only a strong America can win back her rightful privileges
from the British.
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E
The unanimity and valor which will effect an honorable peace can
render a future contest for our liberties unnecessary. He who has
strength to chain down the wolf is a madman if he let him loose without
drawing his teeth and paring his nails. We have no other alternative
than independence, or the most ignominious and galling servitude.
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1. This passage expresses the speaker's belief that
A. victory will make future wars for independence unnecessary
B. unless victory is achieved, slavery will be the price paid
for failure
C. wolves are the biggest threat to independence in this country
D. B and C
E. A and B
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F
(E) Victory now will prevent further wars and avoid the prospect of
slavery.
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