PART A: Which statement best describes a theme of the play excerpts? A. Love makes people more willing to change and face obstacles. B. Children should be obedient and not go against their parents’ wishes. C. Grudges are easy to overcome, to forgive, and to forget. D. People’s fates are set in stone and cannot be changed. 2.PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A?A.“From forth the fatal loins of these two foes / A pair of star-cross’d lovers taketheir life” (Lines 5-6)B.“The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love, / And the continuance of theirparents’ rage, / Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove” (Lines9-11)C.“What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot, / Nor arm, nor face, nor any otherpart / Belonging to a man.” (Lines 22-24)D.“Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptiz’d; / Henceforth I never will be Romeo.”(Lines 33-34)

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.

According to the study, what made jonathan swift distrust the assumption most english people of his era made about the superiority of their own race and culture?