Select the correct text in the passage. Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the passage?
excerpt from Presidential Retreat
adapted from the National Parks Service
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was accustomed to seeking relief from hot Washington, D. C. summers and relaxing on
weekends aboard the presidential yacht Potomac or at Hyde Park, NY. In 1942, the U. S. Secret Service were very concerned
about the President's continued use of the Potomac World War II had brought an attack on Pearl Harbor and had drawn
German U-boats close in Atlantic waters. Presidential safety and Presidential health were concerns. The muggy climate of
Washington, D. C. was considered detrimental to his health, affecting his sinuses. A new retreat, a place to relax, within a 100
mile radius of Washington, D. C. and in the cool mountain air was sought. Several sites were considered, but Camp HI-
Catoctin in the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area was selected after the President's first visit on April 22, 1942. A
camp was already built on the site and the estimated conversion cost was $18,650. It was also almost 10 degrees cooler
than in Washington, D. C. The camp for federal employees' familles became the camp of one federal employee, the President
of the United States. Roosevelt quickly renamed the camp "Shangri-La" from James Hilton's 1933 novel, Lost Horizon
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1. in creon’s first words to the chorus, what are the “storms” that threatened to destroy the ship of state?   polynices’ invation of the city with foreign armies was the “storms” eteocles and polynices decided to switch the crown every year, but after eteocles’ first year decided not to share it with polynices. polynices joined forces with foreign armies to invade the city and tried to take the crown from his brother, where he and eteocles killed each other   2. examine creon’s opening speech. what are his concerns? how does he feel about the city and its citizens? what are his motivations for banning the burial of polyneices? what would drive creon to place the concerns of the collective citizens over those of his family?   in creon’s opening speech, his concerns are to count on his citizens to rule. in addition, he wanted to give a clear message by not giving a proper burial to polyneices, if creon gave a proper burial to polyneices his people would think that he was an allied to the foreign forces that invaded the city and threatened the peace of his people.   creon placed the concerns of the collective citizens because he has no use for those who put individual concerns over the needs of his people 3. pay attention to creon’s speech at the beginning of the scene. what does creon think someone’s first loyalty should be and what comes second? do you think he is correct under some conditions? do you think he is wrong in some conditions? explain those conditions. creon thinks someone’s first loyalty should be with the concerns of the collective citizens and second comes our individual wants. i think he is correct because true loyalty takes place in the benefits of many not of a few.   4. what news is the sentry reluctant to deliver?   the sentry is reluctant to say that polyneices had a burial. 5. who does the chorus suggest might have done this?   the chorus suggests that the gods have done that 6. what is creon’s reaction and who does creon think is responsible? creon reacted abruptly and thinks it was a man who bribed his guard to bury polyneices