PART A: Which TWO statements identify the central ideas of the text?

A. Despite being raised differently, the two generals has similar successes and
struggles during their military careers.
B. John C. Pemberton did not have to work as hard for his position as general due
to his family’s wealth and prestige.
C. Ulysses S. Grant was an unmotivated general and succeed in the Siege of
Vicksburg by pure luck.
D. Ulysses S. Grant believed that John C. Pemberton was the better soldier despite
his victory in the Siege of Vicksburg.
E. Ulysses S. Grant’s triumph at Vicksburg was a turning point in his career, which
ultimately led to him becoming a U. S. President, a successful author, and a
wealthy man.
F. John C. Pemberton’s surrender to the Union was considered a weakness and he
lived out the rest of his life looked down upon by the North and the South.

Martha entered into a contract with terry, an art dealer. according to the contract, terry was to supply 18 th century artifacts to martha for the play she was directing, and martha was ready to pay $50,000 for this. another director needed the same artifacts and was ready to pay $60,000. terry decided not to sell the artifacts to martha. in this case, the court may order terry to:

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.

The occurs when someone offers an unnecessary reward beforehand in an obvious effort to control behavior.