Eulogy of the Dog

Which word is a synonym for constant?

"When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. "

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Which word is a synonym for prosperity?

"Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. "

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"Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. "

Which word is a synonym for poverty?

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Which word is a synonym for pursue?

"...death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, "

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Vest includes examples of people disappointing or betraying one another in the first paragraph mainly to .

• explain why the loyalty that dogs offer their masters is so valuable and rare

• suggest that all human beings are guilty of doing something bad

• get revenge against the many people in his past who had wronged him somehow

• All of the above

• A. he strongly dislikes human beings and wishes only to be in the company of animals

• B. he believes that the actions of human beings are often driven by greed and convenience

• C. he wants to compare the world to a difficult, misbehaving child

• D. he wants to show the different ways that people act abusively toward their pets

In the speaker’s view, dogs are the only “absolutely unselfish friend” a human being can have mainly because .

• A. dogs want to be with their owners when things are going well

• B. dogs have less complex brains and desires than human beings do

• C. a dog will stay by its master’s side through the worst of times

• D. dogs don’t understand the concepts of money or personal wealth

Which of these quotes best supports Vest's belief that dogs are the only "absolutely unselfish friend"?

• A. “The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him and become his enemy.”

• B. “A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action.”

• C. “The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads.”

• D. “Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness.”