2. Which of the following accurately paraphrases the passage?
A Human beings inspire one another to pursue the joys of
quiet reflection
OB Nature makes the human spirit content and inspires
human beings by its beauty,
C Nature is fierce and disturbing to human beings and
should be avoided.
D Human beings can overcome rage only at night.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich and his wife couldn’t even agree on how to raise their children?

The empire state building was a.constructed by one hundred workers. b.was first lit up by president roosevelt. c.has more than one hundred stories. d took several years to complete.

In a group discussion, which statement most clearly uses evidence to support a conclusion? a) the author makes some good points, but i feel that he’s ultimately biased. b) the author proves that he’s biased when he uses terms like “silly” and “stupid”. c) the author obviously hates the way fast food tastes, which is why he’s negative. d) the author first criticizes fast food, and then goes in to criticize junk food.