LANG- Bentham portion

In this passage, the author's overall attitude toward Bentham can best be described as

A. grudgingly appreciative

B. cleverly nonjudgmental

C. bitterly disillusioned

D. viciously sarcastic

E. essentially negative

essentially negative

Which of the following best describes the function of the second sentence (lines 3-9) in the first

paragraph?

A. It qualifies and expands the opening sentence.

B. It focuses on qualities Bentham's language lacks.

C. It compares Betham's skills to those of other writers.

D. It provides an example of a brief digression.

E. It signals a transition in thought from the opening sentence.

It qualifies and expands the opening sentence

The author's discussion of Bentham's ability to use imagery (lines1-9) is best described as one of:

A. dispassionate advice

B. contemptuous dismissal

C. witty defense

D. profuse commendation

E. qualified appreciation

qualified appreciation

"This power" (line17) refers to

A. "command of imagery" (lines 1-2)

B. "poetical culture" (line 4)

C. "declamatory eloquence" (line 8)

D. "Imagination" (line 9)

E. "voluntary effort" (line 12)

"Imagination" (line 9)

The author indicates that a writer's ability to work with metaphor and imagery is less important than

A. a high sense of morality

B. intellectual brilliance

C. awareness of the artist's role in society

D. the power to empathize with others

E. the imparting of pleasure to the reader

the power to empathize with others

The references in lines 20-26 ("It is...history") serve to

A. establish the author's credentials as a historian

B. clarify the previous sentence

C. provide illustrative examples

D. suggest the longevity of poetry as an art

E. differentiate historians from poets

provide illustrative examples

One purpose of the first paragraph is to

A. suggests that beauty is not an essential element of good art

B. discount the importance of imaginative thinking

C. distinguish between two types of imagination

D. suggest that artistic creativity is compromised by social responsibility

E. reinforce popular views of creative imagination

distinguish between two types of imagination

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the first paragraph and the second?

A. The second paragraph uses the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine

an individual.

B. The second paragraph continues to expand the definition of imagination begun in the first

paragraph.

C. The second paragraph supports the claim in the opening sentence of the firs paragraph.

D. The second paragraph presents a more balanced view of Bentham than does the firs

paragraph.

E. The second paragraph supports the theme of the first paragraph by references to scholarly

research.

The second paragraph uses the claims made at the end of the first paragraph to examine an individual

The stylistic feature most evident in lines 32-62 ("By these...may read") is the use of

A. series of prepositional phrases

B. repeated syntactical patterns

C. metaphor

D. analogy

E. allusion

repeated syntactical patterns

Which of the following rhetorical devices is used in lines 35-38 ("He had neither...satiety")?

A. Anthithesis

B. Oxymoron

C. Euphemism

D. Personification

E. Apostrophe

antithesis

In lines 35-48 ("He had neither...in him"), the author suggests that Bentham

A. writes without a clear purpose

B. has a fear of human aberration

C. cannot understand strong human feelings

D. does not value information based on observation

E. has little respect for other's opinions

cannot understand strong human feelings

In the context of lines 43-48, "Self-consciousness" means

A. awkwardness

B. caution

C. shame

D. idealism

E. intropsection

introspection

The author most likely includes the clause "He saw accordingly in man little but what the vulgarest ey

can see" (lines 59-60) in order to

A. convey the limitation of Bentham's perception

B. illustrate Bentham's preoccupation with base and coarse actions

C. suggest that Bentham could see nothing good in others

D. imply that Bentham had no sympathy for others' misfortunes

E. suggest that Bentham understood the common people best

convey the limitation of Bentham's perception

The author's attitude toward Bentham's abilities as a writer might be best described as

A. dismissive because of the narrowness of Bentham's experience and understanding

B. jealous because of Bentham's undeserved success and happiness

C. undecided because of the paucity of information about Bentham's life

D. disapproving because of the uniformly serious tone of Bentham's prose

E. appreciative because of the accuracy of Bentham's observations

dismissive because of the narrowness of Bentham's experience and understanding

The author characterizes Bentham primarily as an individual who

A. has been wrongly ignored

B. lacks poetic insight

C. is too uncompromising

D. has a childlike sense of fantasy

E. has a highly idiosyncratic style

lacks poetic insight

The area of experience of which Bentham is said to be most ignorant is the

A. intellectual

B. practical

C. emotional

D. analytical

E. moral

emotional

The passage as a whole is best characterized as

A. a personal reminiscence

B. a treatise on style

C. a critical evaluation

D. an ironic attack

E. a factual report

a critical evaluation