25 which two phrases in this excerpt from alexander pope's "an essay on criticism" are oxymorons? such (shameless bards) we have; and yet 'tis true, there are as mad, (abandon'd criticks) too. the (bookful blockhead), ignorantly read, with loads of learned lumber in his head, with his own tongue (still edifies) his ears, and always list'ning to himself appears. all books he reads, and all he reads assails, from (dryden's fables) down to durfey's tales. with him, most (authors steal) their works, or buy; (*) are the options

20 points “the creation of a mosaic was a complicated procedure that called for careful timing and teamwork. . walls were painted with resin or tar before being covered with the first of three layers of plaster. . a sketch of the projected work was then made on the plaster to serve as a guide for the various artisans. the outermost layer of plaster, in which the pieces, or tesserae, of the mosaic would be set, was spread on only enough area to contain a day’s work. some of the tesserae—small, carefully cut fragments of colored glass, marble, and semiprecious stones—were pressed into the wet plaster so that they projected at a slight angle. the stones thereby better reflected light and imbued the finished mosaic with a shimmering life of its own.” —empires besieged: time frame a. d. 200–600 how many layers of materials were under the tiles? a. two- c. four- b. three- d. five