Supply and Demand Challenge

1. Question

The central problem that Stanton describes in the passage is that women have been

A. denied equal educational opportunities, which has kept them from reaching their potential.
B. prevented from exerting their positive influence on men, which has led to societal breakdown.
C. prevented from voting, which has resulted in poor candidates winning important elections.
D. blocked by men from serving as legislators, which has allowed the creation of unjust laws.

2. Question

Stanton uses the phrase “high carnival” (line 15) mainly to emphasize what she sees as the

A. utter domination of women by men.
B. freewheeling spirit of the age.
C. scandalous decline in moral values.
D. growing power of women in society.

3. Question

Stanton claims that which of the following was a relatively recent historical development?

A. The control of society by men
B. The spread of war and injustice
C. The domination of domestic life by men
D. The acknowledgment of women’s true character

4. Question

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A. Lines 3-7 (“The male…death”)
B. Lines 15-22 (“The male…century”)
C. Lines 22-25 (“Society…home”)
D. Lines 48-52 (“[M]an…repression”)

5. Question

As used in line 24, “rule” most nearly refers to

A. a general guideline.
B. a controlling force.
C. an established habit.
D. a procedural method.

6. Question

It can reasonably be inferred that “the strong-minded” (line 32) was a term generally intended to

A. praise women who fight for their long-denied rights.
B. identify women who demonstrate intellectual skill.
C. criticize women who enter male-dominated professions.
D. condemn women who agitate for the vote for their sex.

7. Question

As used in line 36, “best” most nearly means

A. superior.
B. excellent.
C. genuine.
D. rarest.

8. Question

Stanton contends that the situation she describes in the passage has become so dire that even men have begun to

A. lament the problems they have created.
B. join the call for woman suffrage.
C. consider women their social equals.
D. ask women how to improve civic life.

9. Question

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

A. Lines 25-30 (“No one…matters”)
B. Lines 53-55 (“And now…life”)
C. Lines 56-60 (“The need…action”)
D. Lines 61-64 (“We ask…nation”)

10. Question

The sixth paragraph (lines 67-78) is primarily concerned with establishing a contrast between

A. men and women.
B. the spiritual world and the material world.
C. bad men and good men.
D. men and masculine traits.

Supply and Demand Challenge

Justice January 25, 2017

Reading Test 4

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