Select the correct answer. Read this excerpt from Herman Melville's "The Lightning-Rod Man," which contains a mythological allusion. "Mr. Jupiter Tonans, I am not accustomed to be commanded in my own house. " "Call me not by that pagan name. You are profane in this time of terror." Which of these statements best conveys the meaning of the allusion? A. Jupiter Tonans is an allusion to thunder and lightning. B. The writer exposes the salesman as a fraud. C. The writer reinforces the storm motif by alluding to thunder and lightning references. D. By referring to the lighting-rod man as Mr. Jupiter Tonans, a pagan god, the narrator is calling the salesman a pagan as well.

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

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The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.