NEED HELP ASAP! *MULTIPLE QUESTIONS* 100 PTS 1. Read the sentence from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
"He [my brother] was taken up, censured, and imprisoned for a month,… because he would not discover his author. I too was taken up and examined before the council; but, though I did not give them any satisfaction, they contented themselves with admonishing me, and dismissed me, considering me, perhaps, as an apprentice, who was bound to keep his master’s secrets."
What does the use of the word admonishing suggest?
Select the two correct answers.
A: The council makes fun of Franklin’s skills as a writer.
B: The council gives Franklin the same punishment as his brother.
C: The council disapproves of Franklin’s actions.
D: The council scolds Franklin.
(I think its C and D)

2. Read the sentence from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.
"This being acquired and established, Silence would be more easy; and my desire being to gain knowledge at the same time that I improved in virtue, and considering that in conversation it was obtained rather by the use of the ears than of the tongue, and therefore wishing to break a habit I was getting into of prattling, punning, and joking, which only made me acceptable to trifling company, I gave Silence the second place."
Which saying from Poor Richard’s Almanac conveys a similar message?
A: “A slip of the foot you may soon recover: But a slip of the tongue you may never get over.”
B: “Fear not death; for the sooner we die, the longer shall we be immortal.”
C: “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”
D: “He does not possess wealth, it possesses him.”
(I think its D)

3. Read the excerpt from Common Sense.
"Our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning—and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of Europe absolute… Wherefore since nothing but blows will do, for God’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child.…"
How does Paine’s style contribute to the persuasiveness of the text?
A: Paine compares the power of kings with the power of God to demonstrate how difficult it will be to overcome British rule.
B: Paine uses the words “for God’s sake” to remind readers that only God has the power to change the way a society is governed.
C: He appeals to readers’ concerns about the safety of future generations to motivate them to resist British rule.
D: He references the “next generation” to encourage readers to stay calm and avoid violence in seeking independence.
(I think its D)

4. Which detail from The American Crisis develops the key idea that the failure to face challenges as they arise places the success of future generations at risk?
A: “If we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.”
B: “What signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them?”
C: “The far and the near, the home counties and the back, the rich and the poor, will suffer or rejoice alike.”
D: “The heart that feels not now is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice, who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them happy.”