Reading Comprehension Wealth

What belief was Carnegie intending convey when writing this?

• Convey the belief that poor people are lazy

• Convey the belief that the rich don't have the responsibility to help anyone

• Convey the belief that the rich have a responsibility to use their wealth to create a better society

• Convey the idea that the rich have the rich should save their money until the day they die

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Based on Carnegie's beliefs, what is the meaning of the reading?

• The rich have the power to help in many aspects, and it should be their responsibility to do as such

• The rich and the poor share a common goal of living a meaningful life

• The poor can help themselves if they really sets their minds to it

• Implementing new public policy would solve poverty

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who are the intended audience of this essay?

• The wealthy

• The poor

• North America

• Charity

• None of the above

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is the purpose of alluding to the Bible in the text?

• To convince his audience he is above them, Like God, and pressure his audience into listening to him

• To appeal to his audience's emotions and convince them it is the most logical action to take part in his belief

• To convince his audience that philanthropy is what religiously most acceptable

• To emphasize the importance of following his ideals, as it is important to follow the Bible's ideals

• To use as an example for the audience to understand the idea he is offering

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Carnegie hints at Social Darwinism, yet he believes his audience should help out the less fortunate. What strategy defies Social Darwinism in the text?

• His credibility, being a wealthy industrialist

• His analogy to other wealthy industrialists in the era

• His formal and commanding diction

• He doesn't defy Social Darwinism

• His allusion to the Bible

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5