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ENGLISH 10 Third Term Exam Review

ENGLISH 10 Third Term Exam Review

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5 Slides • 36 Questions

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Multiple Choice

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If Lyn is invulnerable, which of the following must be true?

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Lyn cannot be seen.

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Lyn cannot be harmed.

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Lyn cannot be entertained.

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Lyn cannot be understood.

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Use the word 'vigilance' in a sentence.

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Multiple Choice

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Which is the most likely meaning of opportune in the following sentence?

The high temperatures and bright sunshine made it an opportune time to go to the beach.

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inconvenient

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favorable

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possible

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difficult

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Multiple Choice

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Which best describes an industrious manner of carrying out a task?

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A person breezes through the task without attention to detail.

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A person prepares carefully for the task before starting.

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A person works hard at the task until it is completed.

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A person gives up on the task soon after starting.

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Which of the following best describes a person who feels penitent?

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The person feels uncertain of the best way to proceed.

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The person feels resentful at being misunderstood.

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The person feels trapped in a hopeless situation.

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The person feels sorry for doing wrong.

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Multiple Choice

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If you rectify a situation, which of the following must happen?

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You correct a problem.

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You identify an error.

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You complete a task.

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You ask a question.

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Use the word 'clench' in a sentence.

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Multiple Choice

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Which best describes a sliver of glass?

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It is hard, sharp, and thin.

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It is smooth, cool, and round.

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It is large, thick, and jagged.

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It is opaque, milky, and bubbly.

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Multiple Choice

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Which of the following is most likely true of a 'hounded' person?

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The person is exhibiting skill at searching for answers.

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The person is being harassed and pursued relentlessly.

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The person is being educated at a fine school.

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The person is apologizing for past mistakes.

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Multiple Choice

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Which of these situations most clearly displays 'interdependence'?

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Freedom fighters champion liberty.

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Neighbors require the help of each other.

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Celebrities receive much media attention.

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Children look forward to school holidays.

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Open Ended

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Use the word 'democratic' in a sentence.

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Which of these might best be described as a 'communal' activity?

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recharging a cellphone

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purchasing a new car

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answering an email

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attending a large meeting

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Multiple Choice

What do Ferdinand and Miranda agree to do at the end of Act III, Scene i, of

The Tempest?

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They agree to tell Prospero that Ferdinand is heir to a kingdom.

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They agree to search for more survivors of the shipwreck.

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They agree to escape to another part of the island.

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They agree to marry as soon as possible.

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Multiple Choice

In Act III of The Tempest, what temptation causes Stephano to accept Caliban’s

suggestion that Stephano murder Prospero?

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rule of the island

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barrels of sweet wine

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chests of gold and jewels

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books of spells and charms

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Multiple Select

In Act IV of The Tempest, what tricks does Ariel say he played on Stephano,

Trinculo, and Caliban? Choose TWO options.

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He played music that charmed and confused them into following its

sound.

2

He pretended to sympathize with and join in their scheme to kill

Prospero.

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He asked them riddles and laughed at them when they could not answer.

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He encouraged them to drink a potion that made them silly.

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He lured them into a pool of dirty water and left them there helpless.

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Multiple Choice

What happens when Stephano and Trinculo approach Prospero’s cell in Act IV

of The Tempest?

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They fall victim to a charm that makes them forget why they have come.

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They argue with one another about which of them shall rule the island.

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They stop and eagerly take gaudy clothing Prospero has put there as bait.

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They search for Prospero and fail to find any sign of him near the cell.

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Multiple Choice

How does Antonio respond when Prospero accuses him in Act V of The

Tempest?

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Antonio says nothing.

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Antonio confesses his guilt.

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Antonio asks Prospero to forgive him.

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Antonio insists that Prospero is mistaken.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following choices best describes one key aspect of Ariel’s

character as Shakespeare presents him in Act V of The Tempest?

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Ariel is unable to keep secrets to himself.

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Ariel turns everything that happens into a joke.

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Ariel maintains an anxious, excited manner at all times.

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Ariel understands and shares in the suffering of others.

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Multiple Choice

Which best describes the lesson Prospero learns during the course of

The Tempest, as demonstrated by his words and actions in Act V?

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He learns to forgive old injuries and to put the past behind him.

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He learns that supernatural powers are no guarantee of happiness.

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He learns that it is unwise to depend on others for help or support.

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He learns that he was mistaken in thinking his brother had wronged him.

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Multiple Choice

In Act V of The Tempest, Prospero tells Antonio and Sebastian that he

“will tell no tales” about their plot to murder Alonso. Given Prospero’s words

and actions throughout Act V, which is the most reasonable inference about

why he decides to keep silent?

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He believes it is nobler to forgive them than it would be to condemn them.

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He is convinced that they are already sorry for having plotted against Alonso.

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He relies on his magical powers to punish them if they try to carry out their plot.

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He reasons that if they attempt to kill Alonso again, Ferdinand will

become king.

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Multiple Choice

Which best describes the subplot of The Tempest that involves

Prospero and Ariel?

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Prospero asks Ariel to help him. Ariel agrees to help Prospero without asking why.

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Prospero confides his story and his plans to Ariel. Ariel helps Prospero carry out his plans.

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Prospero abuses Ariel as a slave. Ariel submits outwardly, but inwardly dreams of revenge against Prospero.

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Prospero orders Ariel to carry out his commands. Ariel refuses because

Prospero broke his word to him.

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Multiple Choice

Read the following monologue from Act IV of The Tempest:

Prospero. Our revels now are ended. These our actors,

As I foretold you, were all spirits and

Are melted into air, into thin air;

And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,

The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces,

The solemn temples, the great globe itself,

Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,

And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,

Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff

As dreams are made on, and our little life

Is rounded with a sleep.

Which best explains the way Shakespeare uses this monologue as part of the

dramatic structure of the play?

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The monologue shifts the audience’s sympathies away from Prospero.

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The monologue increases the audience’s interest in what will happen next.

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The monologue reminds the audience that the story they are watching isn’t real.

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The monologue lets the audience in on a secret that only Ariel and

Prospero know.

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Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from the epilogue found in Act V of The Tempest:

I must be here confined by you,


Or sent to Naples. Let me not,


Since I have my dukedom got


And pardoned the deceiver, dwell


In this bare island by your spell;


But release me from my bands


With the help of your good hands.

Many believe that in the epilogue that ends The Tempest, Prospero symbolizes

Shakespeare himself, expressing the wish to retire from the stage. Which of the

following best supports this theory?

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the fact that Prospero addresses the audience directly

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the fact that the epilogue is the last speech in the play

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the fact that the epilogue is written in rhymed couplets

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the fact that Prospero asks the audience to release him

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Multiple Choice

According to En el Jardín de los Espejos Quebrados, what knowledge does

Caliban believe he shares with Miranda?

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They both appreciate other people’s inner worth.

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They both learn from looking at their own reflections.

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They both are aware of the beauties of the natural world.

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They both love and honor Prospero and wish to serve him.

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Multiple Choice

In Caliban, which best describes the impact Prospero’s powers have

had on Caliban?

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Prospero has taught Caliban to despise his mother.

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Prospero has damaged Caliban and ruined his life.

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Prospero has shown Caliban honor and respect.

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Prospero has shown Caliban a brave new world.

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Multiple Choice

In They are hostile nations”, how does the speaker feel that people should act

toward one another?

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People should ignore one another.

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People should be kind to one another.

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People should be suspicious of one another.

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People should be careful around one another.

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Multiple Choice

Which of these statements best describes how the speaker says people actually

do act toward one another in They are hostile nations?

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People constantly forget to bring each other gifts.

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People rudely ignore the time and so are usually late.

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People touch as though they are attacking one another.

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People steal each other’s money and walk away with it.

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Multiple Choice

In Under a Certain Little Star, what does the poet conclude at the end?

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The stars need to apologize to people for being so far away.

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Apologies are a waste of time, because actions matter more than words.

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Everyone should apologize to the speaker because she has done her best.

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Nothing can excuse the speaker as long as she lives, since she is her own

obstacle.

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Multiple Choice

How does the speaker in Under a Certain Little Star feel about the

problems that she faces in her life, compared to the problems that others face?

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The speaker feels that her problems are the same as the problems of

others.

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The speaker feels that her problems are minor in comparison to far more serious problems.

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The speaker feels that her problems last longer because she never learns from her mistakes.

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The speaker feels that her problems happen because she cannot find the joy in life that others experience.

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Multiple Choice

Read these lines from Under a Certain Little Star.

Solemnity, be magnanimous toward me.

Bear with me, O mystery of being, for pulling threads from your veil.

Soul, don’t blame me that I’ve got you so seldom.

Which of the following best explains how these lines show the effectiveness of

apostrophe?

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The apostrophe emphasizes the cleverness of the rhymes.

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The apostrophe underscores the sad, regretful poetic tone.

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The apostrophe makes the speaker seem overly formal.

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The apostrophe helps convey the power of the speaker’s feelings.

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Multiple Choice

According to Desmond Tutu at the beginning of Let South Africa Show the

World How to Forgive, just a few years earlier what did most people think

would happen in South Africa?

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Apartheid would come to an end.

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There would be a widespread bloodbath.

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A black South African would never be an archbishop.

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A white South African would never vote for Nelson Mandela.

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Multiple Choice

According to Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive, what have

South Africans had to do in order to be pardoned?

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fully disclose their offenses

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make financial restitution

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serve short prison terms

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beg for forgiveness

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Multiple Choice

Which statement best sums up the view of humanity that Tutu conveys in Let

South Africa Show the World How to Forgive?

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Human beings are capable of great evil and great good.

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Human beings cannot be expected to break with tradition.

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Only the fittest and toughest human beings are likely to survive.

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Few human beings are capable of confessing their crimes or sins.

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Multiple Choice

In Let South Africa Show the World How to Forgive, which of these

views is most clearly supported by Desmond Tutu’s anecdote about Mrs.

Savage, the victim of a hand-grenade attack?

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Black and white South Africans still face racial prejudice.

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White as well as black South Africans are forgiving one another.

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Black and white South Africans did not suffer greatly under apartheid.

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White as well as black South Africans continue to suffer from poverty.

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Multiple Choice

Read this brief anecdote from Let South Africa Show the World How to

Forgive.

A young man who had been blinded by police action in his township came to tell us the story of that event. When he finished he was asked how he felt now, and he said, “You have given me back my eyes.”

What main point does Desmond Tutu make with this anecdote?

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Black South Africans are finally receiving good medical attention.

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White South Africans can now see how wrong apartheid was.

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South Africa is healing by allowing the truth to be known.

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South Africa has many visionaries and spiritual leaders.

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ESSAY QUESTION:

Can forgiveness be granted without an apology or remorse on the part of the offender? Why or why not?

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