Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

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2. Which of the following replies to Washington might Eisenhower make to justify his view of the role of the United States in world affairs? F. United States involvement in world politics and military affairs is a short-term necessity that will fade away when the country is no longer threatened. G. Conditions have changed since Washington’s presidency, and the United States is facing a global threat that it cannot avoid by isolating itself. H. Since Washington’s time, foreign nations have settled the differences among them and now see themselves as aligned toward common goals. Ǥ Š‡ ‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• ‹• •—ˆϐ‹…‹‡–Ž› strong both politically and militarily that it no longer needs to worry about what European nations might think. 3. The two addresses are alike in that both Washington and Eisenhower: A. warn against the military threat posed by the European nations. B. advise that the United States should retreat in the face of danger. C. argue that the United States is the most powerful nation on earth. D. offer advice on how the United States should act in world affairs. glistening and howling in the dark: real faces twisted in agony, bodies with visible „‘‡• ‡š’‡”‹‡…‹‰ ’ƒ‹Ǥ ƒ”ƒ˜ƒ‰‰‹‘ ‰‹˜‡• us brutal reality. Caravaggio’s style of painting was much more radical than the style of other talented baroque artists such as Rembrandt, and for that reason he was a great master. He taught the entire baroque age that the human imagination sees more in the dark. And to do that, he invented a new set of rules for art. Passage B It is well known that Rembrandt was ‹ϐŽ—‡…‡† „› ƒ”ƒ˜ƒ‰‰‹‘Ǥ †‡‡†ǡ ‡˜‡”› •‹‰‹ϐ‹…ƒ– ƒ”–‹•– ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‹‡• ™ƒ• ‹ϐŽ—‡…‡†

Questions 1–3 ask about both passages. 1. Both Washington and Eisenhower address the issue of: A. United States foreign policy. B. American prestige in the world. C. European treaties and alliances. D. world domination by hostile enemies.

PASSAGE II HUMANITIES: These passages are adapted from articles discussing two baroque artists. Passage A St. Andrew on the Cross by Caravaggio is a ruthlessly compelling masterpiece. The painting is dark, and the time is night. The body of a half-naked old man has been tied roughly to a cross. The murderers surround him in an unruly pack, jostling one another, like a pack of hyenas on a fresh kill. The ϐ‹‰—”‡• ƒ”‡ •–ƒ”Ž› ˜‹•‹„Ž‡ ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ƒ †ƒ” ƒ† ‹ŽŽǦ†‡ϐ‹‡† „ƒ…‰”‘—†ǡ ‹ŽŽ—‹ƒ–‡† ƒ• though by a spotlight. The action is at the front of the canvas, so close to the viewer that one feels as though it would be possible –‘ ”‡ƒ…Š ‘—– ƒ† –‘—…Š –Š‡ ϐ‹‰—”‡•Ǥ Š‡•‡ are not canvas stereotypes from central …ƒ•–‹‰Ǥ Š‡•‡ ƒ”‡ ϐŽ‡•ŠǦƒ†Ǧ„Ž‘‘† Š‡ƒ˜‹‡•ǡ

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