501 Critical Reading Questions

b. sharing anecdotes about women who fought in the American
Revolution.
c. referring to principles already accepted by her audience.
d. describing her personal experience as a citizen of the 
United States.
e. listing the states in the union that had granted women 
voting rights.
103.
The phrase learn it by heart as well as by head in line Passage 1, line
14 suggests
a. an emotional and intellectual response.
b. rote memorization.
c. learning from experience rather than books.
d. accepting an argument on faith.
e. presupposition of an outcome.
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104.
In line 27 of Passage 1, anxious most nearly means
a. irritable.
b. neurotic.
c. apprehensive.
d. hasty.
e. eager.
105.
Lines 26–32 of Passage 1 portray American women as
a. rebellious.
b. ambitious.
c. patriotic.
d. uneducated.
e. vulnerable.
106.
Which of the following best describes the author’s strategy in
Passage 2?
a. summarizing public perceptions of the issue
b. anticipating opposing viewpoints and then refuting them
c. relating an incident and describing its significance
d. persuading his audience through emotional appeal
e. providing evidence that supports both sides of the issue
107.
As used in Passage 2, line 9, novel most nearly means
a. rare.
b. original.
c. untried.
d. brilliant.
e. intellectual.
108.
In the third paragraph of Passage 2 (lines 23–33), the author
characterizes the activists of the women’s suffrage movement as