"a contribution to statistics"; "and yet the books"

multiple choice:
"a contribution to statistics"
1.) which of the following words best describes the authors view of humanity? (1 point)
a.) altruistic
b.) optimistic
c.) pessimistic
d.) realistic

read the following line from "a contribution to statistics"
glad to lend a hand
if it doesn't take to long
-as high as forty-nine,
always good
because they can't be otherwise
-four, well maybe five,
2.) the speaker shares high and low statistical data most likely to (1 point)
a.) convince the reader that people are usually to others.
b.) present a balanced perspective of human qualities.
c.) highlight the fact that most people lead very busy lives.
d.) show that goodness can be found in almost everyone.

3.) which of the following lines from the poem best supports the theme of lost virtues? (1 point)
a.) "those who always know better
-fifty two"
b.) "able to admire without envy
-eighteen"
c.) "take only things from life
-thirty
(i wish i were wrong)"
d.) "mortal
-a hundred out of a hundred.
thus far figure remains unchanged."

1) In A Contribution to Statistics, Nobel prize winner Szymborska realistically depicts human characteristics. The author surveyed 100 people and made a poem out of their thoughts and experiences without using statistics. The correct answer is D.

2) The lines deal with the human actions, in other words characteristics in general situations. The stanza shows that when and how people can help. The author divides it into statistics in order to highlight that how most people live a busy life. The correct answer is C.

3) Choices emphasize the qualities of surveyed people, in which the author puts a certain number after every line. The correct answer among these characteristics is B, because she thinks that it is now difficult to praise without envy.

- "in the declaration of independence, it is stated that all people have certain rights that can't be taken away. when the government fails to protect these rights, the people have no choice but to remove that government and replace it with a government that will do its job and protect the people's rights."

it can make them lose love for themselves