In "the fiery furnace," why does the babylonian king give shadrach, meshach, and abednego even greater power and order others to respect their beliefs after they emerge from the furnace? a. he fears that the men will harm him. b. he realizes for the first time that they are all powerful. c. he wants to prove that he never wanted to put them in the furnace. d. he recognizes the great power of god.

What would be an example of foreshadowing in a story about a magician who ends up going bad from too much power? a. the author shows the magician preparing his tricks before a show. b. the narrator describes the magician's rise in popularity at the beginning of the story. c. the reader is first introduced to the magician having fun scaring audiences with his tricks. d. the story begins on a cold autumn day in the suburbs of a big city

What statement best describes the central conflict in this passage from the diary of anne frank? because the franks are jewish and the van daans are not, the franks and the van daans do not get along. because they are jewish, the franks, the van daans, and mr. dussel are in hiding to avoid being discovered by the nazi party. anne does not discuss anything with her mother because she believes that her mother does not understand her. mr. and mrs. van daan argue because mrs. van daan does not think that mr. van daan has the right to sell her fur coat.

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of the metamorphosis hard to read?