1. PART A: Which statement identifies the central idea of the text? O A It takes time and study for people to develop an appreciation for
Shakespeare's unique storytelling style.
B Shakespeare's plays have captured the attention and admiration of
people from all over the world for centuries.
OC The popularity of Shakespeare's work has risen and fallen over the
centuries, depending on which famous actors perform the plays,
OD While Shakespeare is still taught in schools, his plays and poetry are
considered old-fashioned and are no longer interesting to modern
audiences

Which is the best paraphrase of the passage? a.)it’s always cloudy where the men of winter live. b.)it’s always misty where the men of winter live. c.)it’s always dark where the men of winter live. d.)it’s always sunny where the men of winter live. read the passage from the odyssey - elpenor. by night our ship ran onward toward the ocean's bourne, the realm and region of the men of winter, hidden in mist and cloud. never the flaming eye of helios lights on those men at morning, when he climbs the sky of stars, nor in descending earthward out of heaven; ruinous night being rove over those wretches.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

The significant structural shift that happens between chapters 21 and 22 is