Part a: which of the following best summarizes a central idea of the text? a people should refuse to blindly follow other people’s ideas, and should instead think and act for themselves. b average individuals are smarter and stronger than so-called “geniuses” because they are content with their everyday lives. c greatness comes from refusing to participate in larger society, retreating to the woods, and living freely as one’s own person. d all of society’s evils can be traced back to a lack of education and spiritual guidance, as well as an inability to trust one’s own judgment.

Read the excerpt from poe’s "the fall of the house of usher." his ordinary occupations were neglected or forgotten. he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, an objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue -- but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. which statement best describes the effect of the narration on the story? the narration reveals usher’s feelings of discouragement. the narration reveals usher’s absent-mindedness after his loss. the narration suggests usher’s confusion in the wake of his loss. the narration suggests usher’s mental decline after his sister’s death.