In night, moishe the beadle is a deeply devout student of jewish mysticism, but after seeing what the nazis have done, "he no longer mentioned god or the kabbalah. he spoke only of what he had seen." which theme in this memoir does moishe's new attitude convey? a) the nazis attacked their enemies, such as the jews, where they were most vulnerable. b) a zealot's beliefs are rarely as deep or as strong as he or she thinks they are. c) religious faith is important as a tool for survival in times of suffering. d) the experience of the holocaust tested the faith of the jewish people to an almost unbearable degree.

i think the answer is D

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).