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| The White Lantern: The excerpt teaches a lesson that: (a) personal courage is the best measure of the individual character. (b) the costs of polar exploration have exceeded the benefits (c) people often learn the wrong lessons from their study of the past (d) lofty goals are no substitute for careful planning. |
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| lofty goals are no substitute for careful planning. |
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| The White Lantern:In contrast to sCott, Amundsen tended to be more: (a) self-conscious (b) reflective (c) single-minded (d) inquisitive |
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| The White Lantern:The author relies most extensively on which of the followingt to compare and contrast the two explorers described in the selection? (a) simile and metaphor (b) objective and subjective details (c) emotive language (d) inductive reasoning |
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| objective and subjective details |
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| The authors primary purpose in the selection is to: (a) explain why Amundsen was more successful than Scott. (b) persuade readers that scott deserves the acclaim he has received. (c) compare the achievements of Amundsen and Scott. (d) prove that Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole. |
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| explain why Amundsen was more successful than Scott. |
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| The White Lantern: The main reason that the author includes excerpts from the writing of both Scott and Amundsen in the seleciton is to: (a) provide insight into their personalities (b) explain what motivated them. (c) evaluate their fitness for command (d) demonstrate their sense of purpose. |
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| provide insight into their personalities |
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| The White Lantern: Which of the following characteristics makes the excerpt an expository essay? (a) the author uses primary sources. (b) It is an adventure story. (c) The author explains several events (d) It deals with actual events. |
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| The author explains several events |
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| The White Lantern: Which of the following characteristics did Amundsen and Scott share? (a) reliance on luck (b) sense of duty (c) moody temperament (d) love of poetry |
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| The White Lantern: Which of the following details from the seleciton provides the greatest insight into the explorer's character? (a) When he was 22 he persuaded a friend to go with him on a miniature polar passage. (b) Amundsen was conviced that dogs were essential to success (c) Amundsen says nothing about the liver, but Arctic Eskimos had known for a long time that you should not eat a husky's liver (d) They reached their base on January 25, the date Amundsen had selected two years earlier in Norway. |
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| They reached their base on January 25, the date Amundsen had selected two years earlier in Norway |
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| The White Lantern:The information presented in the seleciton would be most useful for an essay on which of the following topics? (a) Settling New Lands (b) The Politics of Exploration (c) Leadership Styles (d) How to Train Huskies |
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| The White Lantern: In contrast to Amundsen, Scott was the kind of person who would be more likely to: (a) go hunting on weekends (b) read a book for pleasure (c) pursue a career in business (d) work overtime on a project. |
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