Select all the correct answers. Read the following paragraph, and then answer the question that follows:

During the reign of the Mauryas, Ashoka played an important role in spreading Buddhism across India. He sent Buddhist missionariles to
several countries, Including the Hellenistic countries in the Middle East. He encouraged the construction of temples and schools to promote
Buddhism. Soon Buddhism spread to the different parts of the country. The Guptas promoted Hinduism. They strictly practiced the Hindu
rituals and traditions. Eventually Hinduism became the dominant religion in India and influenced every section of Gupta society.
Based on the passage, what are two similarities between Buddhism and Hinduism?

A. Both religions served as a unifying force for the empires.
B. Both religions were promoted by the ruling emperors.
C. Both religions were spread through missionary activities.
D. Both rellgions promoted justice for all parts of society.

The largest city in brazil, sao paulo, has a population of about 11 million. based on the rank-size rule, what is the population of the second-largest city, rio de janeiro, most likely to be? a. 8 – 10 million b. 5 – 6 million c. about 3 million d. about 1 million

Question 1 (1 point) five score years ago, a great american, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. but one hundred years later, the negro still is not free. one hundred years later, the life of the negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. one hundred years later, the negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. one hundred years later, the negro is still languished in the corners of american society and finds himself an exile in his own land. and so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. in the first paragraph of this passage, which literary technique does mlk use? question 1 options: a. this is an example of personification because it compares segregation to being in chains. b. this is an example of hyperbole because it gives it gives human characteristics to segregation. c. this is an example of allusion because it references the language used in the emancipation proclamation, which freed slaves in 1863, 100 years before this speech was presented. d. this is an example of onomatopoeia because he uses the words seared and withering to describe the injustices experienced by african americans.

Which of the following best describes william jennings bryan’s political life following the 1896 election