SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
THE LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES OF 1858
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Question
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From the passage, it appears that the speaker’s personal view is that African American
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should be slaves and should not be allowed to hold property
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should not be slaves and should be allowed to vote
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should not be free but should be allowed to hold some property
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should be free but not allowed to vote
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should be allowed to hold property and to vote
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most people measure their happiness in terms of physical pleasure and material possession. Could they win some visible goal which they have set on the horizon, how happy they could be! Lacking this gift or that circumstance, they would be miserable.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following phrases represents a literary allusion? Answer: “Cyclopean” is a reference to “cyclops”, a one-eyed giant from ancient Greek mythology.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “dyspeptic alderman” (line 62) is presented as. an illustration of. (A) the pain endured by one who succumbs to. temptation.
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