2 Which of these selections from the article best supports the author's claim that hosting the Olympics is a "giant money pit"?
O A. "On the other side of the ledger are the revenues."
O B. "The large majority of scholarly studies concludes
that there is no positive economic impact from
hosting."
O C. "The games' promoters, however, claim the real
payoff comes in increased tourism, foreign investment,
and trade."
O D. "Whether the IOC eventually takes the necessary
bold steps or it tinkers with tepid reform remains to be
seen."

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?