Question

Can someone from CA in english 12 help me please!
16.
Which line from The Diary shows that Pepys was a man of importance in London? (1 point)

“So I down to the waterside . . . and there saw a lamentable fire.”
“So I made myself ready presently, and walked to the Tower . . .”
“Jane called us up about three in the morning, to tell us of a great fire . . .”
“. . . the King commanded me to go to my Lord Mayor from him . . .”

17.
In “An Essay on Man,” Pope says that man is (1 point)

always in doubt.
like a god.
certain of his path.
capable of

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16.
Which line from The Diary shows that Pepys was a man of importance in London? (1 point)

“So I down to the waterside . . . and there saw a lamentable fire.”
“So I made myself ready presently, and walked to the Tower . . .”
“Jane called us up about three in the morning, to tell us of a great fire . . .”
“. . . the King commanded me to go to my Lord Mayor from him . . .”

17.
In “An Essay on Man,” Pope says that man is (1 point)

always in doubt.
like a god.
certain of his path.
capable of perfection.

18.
Which of these lines from The Rape of the Lock might have been found in a true epic? (1 point)

“When husbands, or when lap dogs breathe their last…”
“With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.”
“Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last…”
“Fear the just gods, and think of Scylla’s fate!”

19.
What is the main theme of The Rape of the Lock? (1 point)

the pettiness of the lower classes
the skills needed in army officers
the pettiness of the upper classes
the dangers of too much gambling

20.
Which statement from “A Modest Proposal” is an example of irony? (1 point)

“They can very seldom pick up a livelihood by stealing till they arrive at six years old.”
“It is a melancholy object . . . when they see the streets . . . crowded with beggars . . .”
“I think it is agreed . . . that this prodigious number of children . . . is . . . a very great additional grievance.”
“These mothers . . . are forced to employ all their time . . . to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.”

21.
Swift includes many facts and statistics in “A Modest Proposal.” What seems to be his purpose in including this information? (1 point)

to convince people to act
to make his proposal appear logical
to add humor to his proposal
to justify laws to protect the poor

22.
Who is Swift’s main audience for “A Modest Proposal”? (1 point)

poor Irish people
Americans
French citizens
English landlords

23.
What is the narrator of “A Modest Proposal” mostly satirizing when, at the end of the essay, he rejects possible alternatives that are perfectly reasonable and humane? (1 point)

the disorganization of the Irish ruling class
the stubborn refusal to enact any just policy for the Irish poor
the ineffectiveness of economic measures taken by the English rulers
the corruption dominating the world of charities and religious organizations

24.

In his Epitaph, Gray makes it seem that he
(1 point)

wanted to be treated the way the wealthy are.
lived a very sad and lonely life.
expected to be buried in the churchyard in his poem.
was not a religious man.

25.
What is the meaning of l. 55 of “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” “Full many a flow’r is born to blush unseen”? (1 point)

Many people die when they are very young.
Many talents are left undiscovered.
Happiness resides in the small things.
Nature’s beauty is the best form of art.