With which of the following statements would the authors of BOTH passages most likely agree?___
A. The American Revolution is best characterized as a quest for religious freedom.
B. Government is by its nature repressive.
C. The transition to a democratic system of government dramatically benefited the American colonists.
During and after the revolution, American colonists benefited from material prosperity.
E. The post-revolutionary American government was unjust and tyrannical.
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Passage 1 suggests that the American revolutionaries were inspired by___
A. impoverished conditions, while the author of Passage 2 suggests that they were inspired by class conflict
B. lack of freedom, while the author of Passage 2 suggests that they were inspired by unjust taxation
C. political idealism, while the author of Passage 2 suggests that they were inspired by fear of losing their wealth
D. blind ideology, while the author of Passage 2 suggests that they were inspired by a lack of equality
E. political repression, while the author of Passage 2 suggests that they were inspired by religious repression
Which of the following terms in Passage 2 is most similar in meaning to "hoof" in line 55 of Passage 1? ___
A. "discontent" (line 70)
B. "dissent" (line 87)
C. "instability" (line 93)
D. "magnificence" (line 101)
E. "oppression" (line 132)
As it is used in line 3, "object" most nearly means___
A. disagreement
B. symbol
C. material thing
D. control
E. goal
Passage 1 suggests that an "aristocratic" (line 4) government is similar to a democratic (line 7) government primarily in its___
A. concern for commerce and private enterprise
B. unpopularity among the common people
C. oppression of its most creative citizens
D. desire to implement fair and equitable laws
E. promotion of new ideas