20 points read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.” sometimes signs are sent by bad spirits. i waited again on the flat rock, fasting, taking no food. i was very still—i could feel the sky above me and the earth beneath. i waited till the sun was beginning to sink. then three deer passed in the valley going east—they did not mind me or see me. there was a white fawn with them—a very great sign. which details does the author include to describe the setting? select two options. “fasting, taking no food” “signs sent by bad spirits” “waited again on the flat rock” “did not mind me or see me” “the sun was beginning to sink”

Which sentence best describes the chief characteristics of blank verse? a. it is always made up of eight syllables and never rhymes. b. it is in iambic pentameter and doesn't rhyme. c. it can be in any kind of meter but must never rhyme. d. it is in iambic pentameter and must always rhyme

Read the sentence a student wrote. as he listened to the haunting notes of the song the author realized he had found the inspiration for his next suspense novel. the teacher reviewing this sentence would point out that since this is a complex sentence, there should be a comma after “song.” compound sentence, there should be a comma after “realized.” complex sentence, there should be a comma after “inspiration.” compound sentence, there should be a comma after “found.”

Read the passage from chapter 17 of the prince. and of all princes, it is impossible for the new prince to avoid the imputation of cruelty, owing to new states being full of dangers. hence virgil, through the mouth of dido, excuses the inhumanity of her reign owing to its being new, saying: "res dura, et regni novitas me talia cogunt moliri, et late fines custode tueri."(*) nevertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable. . against my will, my fate a throne unsettled, and an infant state, bid me defend my realms with all my pow'rs, and guard with these severities my shores. which statement best evaluates machiavelli’s argument? machiavelli ineffectively argues that new princes should do everything in their power to guard their kingdoms. machiavelli effectively argues that new princes must be cruel and cautious in order to protect their new kingdoms. machiavelli effectively argues that new princes should not be cruel and should proceed carefully in their new kingdoms. machiavelli ineffectively argues that new princes should not show fear, but should be self-confident and intolerable.