read this passage.

in this excerpt, wiesel describes how his fellow inmates at auschwitz behaved in the barracks.

excerpt from night by elie wiesel

some of the men spoke of god: his mysterious ways, the sins of the jewish people, and the redemption to come. as for me, i had ceased to pray. i concurred with job! i was not denying his existence, but i doubted his absolute justice.

what does this excerpt imply about wiesel?

he longs to believe in god as he once did.

he considers his fellow inmates to be naive and foolish.

his faith in god has been deeply shaken by his experiences.

his religion is more important to him now than ever before.

Reread this portion of the excerpted text from common sense. men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offenses of britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, come, we shall be friends again for all this. but examine the passions and feelings of mankind. bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land? if you cannot do all these, then are you only deceiving yourselves, and by your delay bringing ruin upon posterity. your future connection with britain, whom you can neither love nor honor, will be forced and unnatural, and being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first. what key concept about the relationship between an abusive government and its citizens does paine want readers to understand? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be one to two complete paragraphs.