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According to the passage, slavery ----
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1. According to the passage, slavery ----.
A) is a system in which the enslaved person has some amount of freedom B) started with the establishment of the Roman Empire C) was banned by international agreements between countries a long time ago D) meant for some people surviving the conditions they had to endure E) is a practice which can be seen in many places in the world today 2. It Is stated in the passage that the practice of slavery ----. A) was the most common in the Roman Empire B) goes back to ancient times C) has been abolished by all nations now D) still exists secretly in many communities today E) became common in the past mostly due to poverty 3. It can be understood from the passage that the captives of the wars in ancient times ----. A) were killed as soon as they were caught B) were accepted as the property of the leader of the dominant group in an area C) usually shared certain features in common with the ones who captured them D) were mostly the civilians as the captured soldiers were quickly executed E) were turned into slaves and sold to other nations Passage 88 - Magna Carta On the 19 June 1215 at Runnymede, King John signed the Magna Carta. (This means Great Charter). It was the first formal document stating that a King had to follow the laws of the land and it guaranteed the rights of individuals against the wishes of the King. This meant people couldn't be arrested, imprisoned of have their possessions taken away except by the judgement of their equals and/or the law of the land. This laid the way for trial by jury which means people are tried by their peers and guaranteed the civil rights of the individual. This system was exported around the world and can be seen in many countries today. 1.The main purpose of this text is to A) describe what a jury does. B) Inform us about the origin of British justice. C) explore the theme of civil rights in England. D) tell us about King John and how he became famous. 2. What allowed trial by jury to develop? A) Your peers deciding what happens to you. B) King John giving power to the people. C) Individuals deciding to take matters into their own hands. D) Individual people making decisions. 3. Trial by jury A) was a British invention. B) was what the King wanted. C) is very modern. D) is another word for Magna Carta Download 0.54 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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