What do you learn about the narrator from the following passage?. . .perhaps because I've been immersed in academia for some time, collecting college degrees like knickknacks, I started to feel ashamed of the not knowing and the not caring.A.The narrator has never gone to school.B.The narrator hates to read.C.The narrator does not like education.D.The narrator is well-educated.

“There is nothing so stupid as an educated man, if you can get him off the thing he was educated in.” Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author’s contention?radio_button_uncheckedTrue education implies a well rounded exposure to major subjects.radio_button_uncheckedAn educated man will not discuss things which he does not understand.radio_button_uncheckedThe cost of a general education has led to the unfortunate fact that a person’s education is confined to one field.radio_button_uncheckedStupidity, like intelligence, is relative and therefore depends on the intelligence of the persons’ peers.

“There is nothing so stupid as an educated man, if you can get him off the thing he was educated in.” Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the author’s contention? radio_button_unchecked True education implies a well rounded exposure to major subjects. radio_button_unchecked An educated man will not discuss things which he does not understand. radio_button_unchecked The cost of a general education has led to the unfortunate fact that a person’s education is confined to one field. radio_button_unchecked Stupidity, like intelligence, is relative and therefore depends on the intelligence of the persons’ peers.

Read the following statement:"You must become an ignorant man again . . ."Which is the most likely explanation of what Wallace Stevens means?A.The poet must learn to see the world in a new way.B.The poet must pretend to be someone else.C.The poet must not read other people's writing.D.The poet must avoid going to school or reading.

Comprehension (Question 25)Read the passage and answer the following questions.An essay which appeals chiefly to the intellect is Francis Bacon’s “Of Studies.” His careful tripartite division of studies expressed succinctly in aphoristic prose demands the complete attention of the mind of the reader. He considers studies as they should be: for pleasure, for self-improvement, for business. He considers the evils of excess study: laziness, affectation, and preciosity. Bacon divides books into three categories: those to be read in part, those to be read cursorily, and those to be read with care. Studies should include reading, which gives depth; speaking, which adds readiness of thought; and writing, which trains in preciseness. Somewhat mistakenly, the author ascribes certain virtues to individual fields of study: wisdom to history, wit to poetry, subtlety to mathematics, and depth to natural philosophy. Bacon’s four-hundred-word essay, studded with Latin phrases and highly compressed in thought, has intellectual appeal indeed.QUESTION 25bookmark_borderSelect the correct answerThe passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements?radio_button_unchecked“Of Studies” belongs in the category of works that demand to be read with care.radio_button_uncheckedScholars’ personalities are shaped by the academic discipline in which they are engaged.radio_button_uncheckedIt is an affectation to use foreign words in one’s writing.radio_button_uncheckedAn author can be more persuasive in a long work than in a shorter one.

Which two of these excerpts from “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker most clearly explore socioeconomic status?I never had an education myself. After second grade the school was closed down. Don't ask my why: in 1927 colored asked fewer questions than they do now. Sometimes Maggie reads to me. She stumbles along good-naturedly but can't see well. She knows she is not bright. Like good looks and money, quickness passes her by.When she was courting Jimmy T she didn't have much time to pay to us, but turned all her faultfinding power on him. He flew to marry a cheap city girl from a family of ignorant flashy people. She hardly had time to recompose herself.It is hard to see them clearly through the strong sun. But even the first glimpse of leg out of the car tells me it is Dee. Her feet were always neat-looking, as if God himself had shaped them with a certain style. From the other side of the car comes a short, stocky man.Dee next. A dress down to the ground, in this hot weather. A dress so loud it hurts my eyes. There are yellows and oranges enough to throw back the light of the sun. I feel my whole face warming from the heat waves it throws out. Earrings gold, too, and hanging down to her shoulders. Bracelets dangling and making noises when she moves her arm up to shake the folds of the dress out of her armpits.We sat down to eat and right away he said he didn't eat collards and pork was unclean. Wangero, though, went on through the chitins and corn bread, the greens and everything else. She talked a blue streak over the sweet potatoes. Everything delighted her.