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(01.01 LC)Which of the following explains how Warhol used technology in his Marilyn Diptych prints?© 2021 Associated Press

(03.01 MC)Which type of photographer would have taken this image?

(01.01 LC)Which of the following explains a digital artist’s responsibility when viewing and creating digital images?

(02.04 MC)Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Answer the question that follows.Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.Here, King contrasts two ideas for emphasis. Which rhetorical device is he using?

(01.03 HC)Read the excerpt from The Adventures of Sherlock Homes by Arthur Conan Doyle. Respond to the question that follows.”Good-morning, madam,” said Holmes cheerily. “My name is Sherlock Holmes. This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson, before whom you can speak as freely as before myself. Ha! I am glad to see that Mrs. Hudson has had the good sense to light the fire. Pray draw up to it, and I shall order you a cup of hot coffee, for I observe that you are shivering.””It is not cold which makes me shiver,” said the woman in a low voice, changing her seat as requested.”What, then?””It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror.” She raised her veil as she spoke, and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation, her face all drawn and grey, with restless frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal. Her features and figure were those of a woman of thirty, but her hair was shot with premature grey, and her expression was weary and haggard. Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.”You must not fear,” said he soothingly, bending forward and patting her forearm. “We shall soon set matters right, I have no doubt. You have come in by train this morning, I see.”In a paragraph of 3-5 sentences, accomplish the following: identify the bolded figurative language device identify the mood of the passage explain how the figurative language devices helps to develop the mood of the passage for the reader

(03.03 MC)Read the passage from Mammals of the Southwest Mesas and Mountains by George Olin and answer the question that follows.In the high mountains where this sheep prefers to make its home it usually ranges near or above timberline. During winter storms it may sometimes be forced down into the shelter of the forests, but as soon as conditions warrant it will go back to its world of barren rocks and snow.Which sentence best paraphrases this information about bighorn sheep?

(02.04 MC)Read the passage and answer the question that follows. But Mom, if you don’t let me get a puppy, it’ll absolutely break my heart. It’ll be shattered into a million pieces, and I’ll be so sad. You don’t want your baby girl to be sad, do you? I promise to take care of it. Look how cute it is. See its adorable ears and fluffy tail? This puppy will love you so much. Please, please, please, Mom?The speaker in this scenario uses a rhetorical appeal to reach the desired effect. What appeal did she use, and what effect did it have?

(01.02 MC)Read the excerpt from The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. Answer the question that follows.The thing the Time Traveller held in his hand was a glittering metallic framework, scarcely larger than a small clock, and very delicately made. There was ivory in it, and some transparent crystalline substance. And now I must be explicit, for this that follows—unless his explanation is to be accepted—is an absolutely unaccountable thing. He took one of the small octagonal tables that were scattered about the room, and set it in front of the fire, with two legs on the hearthrug. On this table he placed the mechanism. Then he drew up a chair, and sat down. The only other object on the table was a small shaded lamp, the bright light of which fell upon the model. There were also perhaps a dozen candles about, two in brass candlesticks upon the mantel and several in sconces, so that the room was brilliantly illuminated. I sat in a low arm-chair nearest the fire, and I drew this forward so as to be almost between the Time Traveller and the fireplace.Which point of view is used in the passage?

(02.04 HC)In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson delivered a graduation address at the University of Michigan. He discussed his hope for a “great society” without poverty or inequality. Read the excerpt from his speech and respond to the question that follows.Woodrow Wilson once wrote: “Every man sent out from his university should be a man of his Nation as well as a man of his time.”Within your lifetime powerful forces, already loosed, will take us toward a way of life beyond the realm of our experience, almost beyond the bounds of our imagination.For better or for worse, your generation has been appointed by history to deal with those problems and to lead America toward a new age. You have the chance never before afforded to any people in any age. You can help build a society where the demands of morality, and the needs of the spirit, can be realized in the life of the Nation.So, will you join in the battle to give every citizen the full equality which God enjoins and the law requires, whatever his belief, or race, or the color of his skin?Will you join in the battle to give every citizen an escape from the crushing weight of poverty?Will you join in the battle to make it possible for all nations to live in enduring peace — as neighbors and not as mortal enemies?Will you join in the battle to build the Great Society, to prove that our material progress is only the foundation on which we will build a richer life of mind and spirit?Write a paragraph of 5-7 sentences that accomplishes the following: identify a rhetorical appeal used in the excerpt identify the bolded rhetorical device explain how the rhetorical appeal and rhetorical device work to accomplish Johnson’s purpose of convincing his audience that a “great society” is possible with their help

(02.04 MC)Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” Answer the question that follows.I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.Here, King contrasts two ideas for emphasis. Which rhetorical device is he using?