Unit 3: The Atheist and the Acorn

Which phrase from the poem best describes the speaker's opinion of the Atheist?
A. "dull presuming" (line 3)
B. "So disproportion'd" (line 12)
C."who with Sence" (line 13)
D. "My better Judgment" (line 16)

A. "dull presuming" (line 3)

The Atheist's speech in lines 13-15 suggests that the Atheist wants to
A. encourage the speaker to acknowledge his viewpoint about atheism
B. demonstrate a universal law by testing the plants' difference in weight
C. prove both how intelligent he is and show off his ideas on redesigning the physical world
D. demonstrate both how wrong the speaker is and how he would interpret events differently

C. prove both how intelligent he is and show off his ideas on redesigning the physical world

The details provided in the poem convey that the setting of the Atheist's speech is the
A. area beneath a large tree
B. deck of an oaken ship
C. edge of a field of pumpkins
D. yard of a country church

A. area beneath a large tree

The speaker's response in lines 26-30 to the Atheist's "Tears" is best described as
A. a smug rebuttal to the Atheist's argument
B. a sympathetic account of the Atheist's pain
C. an unexpected turn of understanding of the Atheist's argument
D. a recognition of the importance of listening to both sides of an issue

A. a smug rebuttal to the Atheist's argument