Studies in the History of the Renaissance

Studies in the History of the Renaissance
Studies in the History of the Renaissance
131. Th e passage begins (“To burn always with this hard gem-like fl ame, to
maintain this ecstasy, is success in life”) with:
(A) a claim
(B) evidence
(C) a warrant
(D) a qualifi er
(E) a rebuttal
132. In context, the word “roughness” in line 3 most nearly means:
(A) the lack of skill or sophistication
(B) the lack of smoothness
(C) the lack of the fi nish or polish of art or culture
(D) the lack of attention to details
(E) a crude and unpolished state
133. Paragraph one contains each of the following except:
(A) metaphor
(B) simile
(C) asyndeton
(D) polysyndeton
(E) allusion
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134. In context, the word “discriminate” in line 8 most nearly means to:
(A) act with prejudice toward
(B) diff erentiate between
(C) recognize as distinct
(D) treat with disdain
(E) have condescending feelings against
135. In the sentence “Not to discriminate every moment some passionate
attitude in those about us, and in the brilliance of their gifts some tragic
dividing of forces on their ways is, on this short day of frost and sun, to
sleep before evening,” “to sleep before evening” can best be understood as
a metaphor for:
(A) enjoying the prime of your life
(B) giving up on the people around you for providing you with comfort
(C) dying at too young an age
(D) believing that your best years are yet to come
(E) missing out on the best life has to off er before it is over
Studies in the History of the Renaissance
136. In line 27, “it” refers to:
(A) the interval
(B) anything
(C) making as much as possible of the interval that remained
(D) previous life
(E) intellectual excitement
137. Th e passage appeals primarily to:
I. ethos
II. logos
III. pathos
(A) I
(B) II
(C) III
(D) I and III
(E) I, II, and III
138. Th e rhetorical function of the fi rst half of paragraph two, through “fresh
writings of Voltaire,” is to:
(A) provide an anecdote of the writer’s claim that we should focus on
beautiful experiences because of the brevity of life
(B) provide an example of the writer’s claim that we should focus on
beautiful experiences because of the brevity of life
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(C) acknowledge the counterargument against the claim that we should
focus on beautiful experiences because of the brevity of life
(D) refute the claim that we should focus on beautiful experiences because
of the brevity of life
(E) qualify the claim that we should focus on beautiful experiences
because of the brevity of life
139. Th e primary mode of composition of the passage as a whole is:
(A) narration
(B) description
(C) cause and eff ect
(D) defi nition
(E) argument
140. Th e tone of the passage can best be described as:
(A) indignant
(B) passionate
(C) fl ippant
(D) pensive
(E) delighted
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