Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Behold, I answer to him who asks, What was God doing before He made heaven and earth? I answer not, as
a certain person is reported to have done facetiously (avoiding the pressure of the question), He was
preparing hell, says he, for those who pry into mysteries. (Confessions, Book XI, Chapter 12)
One goal of St. Augustine's discussion of time in his Confessions is to
reconcile Aristotle's explanation of time with medieval science
show that reason can be used to understand human experience
demonstrate the dangers of intellectual pride
discourage readers from exploring mysteries of faith

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.