1. which two of the following statements best explain the central ideas of the text?
a. europeans saw africa as land full of abundant resources that were available for the taking.
b. king leopold was a visionary leader that should be admired even though his tactics were not always well received by all.
c. the europeans’ only motivation for colonizing africa was to “civilize” the natives by spreading the christian faith.
d. while european colonization did irreparable harm to africa, africans looked to liberia as a beacon of hope for their future freedom.
e. european countries went to brutal lengths to secure their wealth in africa.
f. greed lead european people to use great violence because there were no strict
moral rules in place.

Read the excerpt from david foster wallace’s infinite jest. my silent response to the expectant silence begins to affect the air of the room, the bits of dust and sportcoat-lint stirred around by the ac’s vents dancing jaggedly in the slanted plane of windowlight, the air over the table like the sparkling space just above a fresh-poured seltzer. the coach, in a slight accent neither british nor australian, is telling c.t. that the whole application-interface process, while usually just a pleasant formality, is probably best accentuated by letting the applicant speak up for himself. in this excerpt, the narrator is providing a, both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries. b. only objective information about people, setting, and events. c. only subjective responses to the things he sees and experiences. d. a compromised interpretation of events due to his unstable condition.