Article: Arachne PART B: What detail in the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "" Surely Athena herself must have taught her, "People were muttering to each other. Who else could know the secret of such a wonderful ability? '" (Paragraph 2)
B. "Arachne used to surprise her, and she was immensely proud of the skill that had led so many to look at her." (Paragraph 3)
C. "‘ If Athena herself came down and competed with me, she couldn't do better than me "(Paragraph 3)
D. “‘ Rest content with your reputation for being the best spinner and weaver that mortal eyes have ever seen. ’" (Paragraph 4)

to and without are prepositions, so a, b, and d are prepositional phrases. the adverb phrase is c, about the surprise.

explanation:

cugoano was one the first emerging forces to abolish slavery in the 18th century. the belief that cugoano states on "people who oppose slavery deserve praise" refers to those who like him supported the thoughts of abolishing slavery, thus making improvements in the society and civilization of those days and in the future.

his belief "who are worthy of universal approbation" is supported by "and as we hear tell of the kings of europe having abolished the infernal invention of bloody tribunal of the inquisition, and the emperor and others making some grand reformations for the happiness and good of their subjects; it is to be exalted and liberal principles will lead them onto greater " those leaders who have agreed on following the natural right of freedom and equality for all were so valuable in a global scale.

question 1

one of the main differences between central idea and theme is

a) theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.

b) themes are explicitly stated and central ideas are not.

c) central ideas can only be found in narrative writing, while themes can be found in multiple types of literature.

d) central idea can be found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

question 4

when reading "nameless, tennessee", we know that we are looking for a central idea and not a theme because

a) its a short story. short stories only have a central idea.

b) its a non-fiction text. non-fiction does not have a theme, only central idea.

c) themes are directly stated and there isn't one directly stated in "nameless, tennessee".

d) all of the above.

question 6

read the excerpt.

"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years."

how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea?

a) they give insight into the doctor's motivation for people.

b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town.

c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town.

d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.