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unit (1) auto = "self" crat/cracy = "rule" dem = "people" Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly? Since the leader consolidated all the power for his own use, the country is now essentially an autocracy. Consider the passage and theme. Devin kept a low profile in school. He attended classes and talked with his friends in the hall, but few knew him well. He rarely raised his hand in class and never spoke out of turn. Even in band class, he refused to draw attention to himself. Though he had earned the honor of first-chair saxophone, he did not reveal his passion for his instrument to his classmates. Then, sophomore year, Devin joined the marching band despite his fear of public scrutiny. The night of the first football game, his palms were sweating and his heart was racing as the band marched onto the field. But as soon as he began to play, his fears were forgotten, and through the glare of the lights he could see the crowd swaying and clapping to the music. Devin was completely at ease during his solo, and after the game a friend told him, "You were great! I didn't know you had it in you." Theme One: It is important People can reveal themselves through their passions. Which detail from Gilgamesh: A New English Version best illustrates a courageous hero? Gilgamesh standing at edge of the Cedar Forest, ready to battle Humbaba biblio = "book" circum- = "around" crypto = "hidden" graph = "written" hemi- = "half" scribe = "write" sphere = "ball" Which word is spelled incorrectly? cercumscribe dia- = "with" log = "word" pro- = "before" Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly? Shelly started a dialogue with her coworkers about how to handle the problems the company was facing. What is an affix? a word part added to the beginning or end of a word A literary theme is defined as the message a text conveys about a topic. ac- = "to" cept = "take or receive" ex- = "leave out" Which sentence uses the underlined word correctly? I am very happy to accept the summer job. Both Old English and modern English poetry use alliteration, which is the repetition of consonant sounds. Which statement is a theme? True friends remain loyal despite hardship. Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. Point: Gilgamesh is a courageous leader. Illustration: Enkidu is frightened of Humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells Gilgamesh, "You go into the dreadful forest, you kill Humbaba and win the fame." Which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? Enkidu is deeply fearful of Humbaba, and he strongly believes that Gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat Humbaba alone. Which comparison of Beowulf and Grendel is most accurate? In the poem, Grendel seems like a heartless monster, but in the novel he is emotionally complex. Read Micah's inference about Beowulf. Beowulf does not fear death. Read the passage from Beowulf. If Grendel wins, it will be a gruesome day; he will glut himself on the Geats in the war-hall, swoop without fear on that flower of manhood as on others before. Then my face won't be there to be covered in death: he will carry me away as he goes to ground, gorged and bloodied; he will run gloating with my raw corpse and feed on it alone, in a cruel frenzy, fouling his moor-nest. No need then to lament for long or lay out my body: if the battle takes me, send back this breast-webbing that Weland fashioned and Hrethel gave me, to Lord Hygelac. Fate goes ever as fate must." Which sentence or phrase from the passage most likely helped Micah make his inference? Fate goes ever as fate must. Read the passage from The Rámáyan of Válmíki. His brother, fell before his feet, And cried, "Thy claim all men allow: O come, our lord and king be thou." But Ráma nobly chose to be Observant of his sire's decree. The reader can conclude that the passage is part of an epic poem because Ráma is a courageous