Read the sentences below. Then use the allusion to the Egyptian sphinx to figure out what a difficult word means. The assistant principal watched us with the eyes of a sphinx as we listed our excuses. Then she delivered her pronouncement.
What does the word "pronouncement" mean?

A. an angry response
B. a punishment
C. a wise and dignified message
D. a joke

Was the civil war inevitable? could anything have been done through compromise to stop it, or did it have to happen?

The communists triumphed over forces because of a well-disciplined fighting force, a single - minded sense of zeal , and strong convictions.

The major impact third parties have on presidential elections has been to.. a. encourage larger vote turnout b. recruiter leader from the democratic and republican party to run for president c. generate increased party identification among the electorate d. developing issues that are later adopted by the major political parties e. drawn off of votes from the major parties to throw election into the house representatives