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- Mr. McKinley was nominated in St. Louis upon a platform which declared
- for the maintenance of the gold standard until it can be changed into
- bimetallism by international agreement. Mr. McKinley was the most
- popular man among the Republicans, and three months ago everybody in the
- Republican Party prophesied his election. How is it today?
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- 1. From the tone of this passage, we can assume that
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- A. the speaker is a Republican
- B. the speaker is addressing a Republican gathering
- C. this is not a political speech
- D. the speaker is addressing a Democratic gathering
- E. the speaker admires Mr. McKinley
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- B
- Correct.
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- B
- The speaker seems to be addressing Democrats. (D)
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- B
- Why, the man who was once pleased to think that he looked like
- Napoleon - that man shudders today when he remembers that he was nominated
- on the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo.
- Not only that, but as he listens, he can hear with ever-increasing
- distinctness the sound of the waves as they beat upon the lonely shores at
- St. Helena.
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- 1. The reference to St. Helena
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- A. alludes to the fact that McKinley lives by a lake
- B. alludes to the fact that McKinley needs a vacation
- C. alludes to a removal from office
- D. only refers to Napoleon's exile
- E. points up how foolish it is for McKinley to want to be like Napoleon
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- C
- Correct.
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- C
- This reference suggests a removal from office. (C)
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- C
- There are two ideas of government. There are those who believe that
- if you will only legislate to make the well-to-do prosperous, their
- prosperity will leak through on those below. The Democratic idea, however,
- has been that if you legislate to make the masses prosperous, their
- prosperity will find its way up through every class which rests upon them.
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- 1. It is possible to determine the speaker's preference
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- A. by the order in which he presents the two ideas of government
- B. by the language he uses to describe the ideas
- C. by the amount of time he devotes to each idea
- D. only if we know whom he is addressing
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- D
- Correct.
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- D
- The speaker's descriptive language indicates his preference. (B)
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- D
- You come to us and tell us that the great cities are in favor of the
- gold standard; we reply that the great cities rest upon our broad and
- fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your
- cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and
- the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
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- 1. We can infer from this passage that the speaker
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- A. supports the gold standard
- B. is opposed to the gold standard
- C. has no opinion on the subject of the gold standard
- D. wants more aid for farmers
- E. wants more aid for cities
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- E
- Correct.
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- E
- The speaker is opposed to the gold standard. (B)
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- E
- Our ancestors, when but three million in number, had the courage to
- declare their political independence of every other nation; shall we,
- their descendants, when we have grown to seventy millions, declare that we
- are less independent than our forefathers?
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- 1. The speaker is referring to
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- A. the French and Indian Wars
- B. the Civil War
- C. World War I
- D. the Revolutionary War
- E. World War II
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- F
- Correct.
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- F
- He is referring to the American Revolution. (D)
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- No, my friends, that will never be the verdict of our people. If
- they say bimetallism is good, but that we cannot have it until other
- nations help us, we reply, that instead of having a gold standard
- because England has, we will restore bimetallism, and then let England
- have bimetallism because the United States has it.
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- 1. Judging from this passage, we may assume that the speaker feels America
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- A. is too dependent upon the British
- B. must be sensitive to the reactions of other nations
- C. should take a leadership position on this issue
- D. will be the only nation with bimetallism
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- G
- Correct.
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- G
- The speaker wants America to lead other nations to bimetallism. (C)
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- Having behind us the producing masses of this nation and the world,
- supported by the commercial interests, the laboring interests and the
- toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard
- by saying to them: You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this
- crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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- 1. The last sentence is an example of
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- A. allegory
- B. simile
- C. metonymy
- D. metaphor
- E. synecdoche
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- H
- Correct.
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- H
- The last sentence employs a metaphor. (D)
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