To illustrate how to paraphrase a passage, who among the following paraphrases a passage on reading and pursuing knowledge?

A. Francis Bacon
B. Charles Darwin
C. Dave Barry
D. John Stuart Mill


Answer: A

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In Mahayana Buddhism, a Bodhisattva

A) achieves enlightenment and then passes into nirvana. B) achieves enlightenment and renounces nirvana, choosing to remain in the world and help others extinguish suffering. C) leaves behind this world for the next world. D) is unconcerned with fellow beings.

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INSTRUCTIONS: Select the answer that best characterizes each argument. During the two years that Abigail has served as president of the Crescent Society, several of its members have suffered from insomnia. Thus, in the interests of better sleep for these people, the Society should elect a new president

A) No fallacy. B) Equivocation. C) Weak analogy. D) Appeal to ignorance. E) False cause.

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Hallucinations that affect the vision of people in a large crowd are called:

A) Popular delusions. B) Collective hallucinations. C) Galvanic hallucinations. D) Amplified delusions. E) Spiritual visions.

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Ensoulment refers to:

a. the soul entering the body b. not having a soul c. losing one's soul d. selling one's soul to the devi

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