The line Rage supplanted religious fervour most nearly means A) The intensity of Dantes' horror waned with the thought of vengeance from heaven. B) The intensity of Dantes' prayers increased to screams of prayers including blasphemies. C) Dantes' anger continued to boil over, however he became subdued with his thoughts of God. D) The intensity of Dantes' reliance on God was replaced with a loss of self control verging on madness.

The line most nearly means:

D) The intensity of Dantes' reliance on God was replaced with a loss of self control verging on madness.

Explanation:

The line "Rage supplanted religious fervour" was taken from the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. Dante, the main character, has been unjustly arrested and is now doomed to spend to rest of his life in prison, away from his former life and the woman he loved. At first, Dantes relies on his religious belief to try and overcome the maddening depression that haunts him. He prays over and over again. However, he eventually exchanges faith for wrath, losing control, cursing, throwing himself against the walls. It seems that God will not act, and that men are are all evil. Dantes begins to imagine his persecutors being tortured and dying.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)