What do the two passages have in common? A. They both claim that standardized tests can be stressful.
B. They both claim that standardized tests will make grading easier for teachers.
C. They both claim that standardized tests will create stress for teachers and students.
D. They both claim that standardized tests will hold teachers more accountable.
E. They both claim that standardized tests will make students more active in learning,

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.