THE FIRST ANSWER WILL GET BRAINLIEST!! <33

READ:
It shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, I not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen's rights, guaranteed to me and all United States citizens by the National Constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny.

—“On Women’s Right to Vote,”
Susan B. Anthony

QUESTION:

Which two words best describe Anthony’s tone in this passage?

A) formal
B) shy
C) hopeful
D) sad
E) serious

Formal and Serious.

By formal, she's not blaming anyone for what has been happening, but instead presenting the issue to the public with grace. By serious, she's making sure to stay on the topic and push her arguments as far as they will go.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

just took the test;

argument: "it's time to wage a war against britain to secure american freedom."

claims: "america has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from england" & "the americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."