Base your answer to question 14 on the dialogue below and on your knowledge of social studies. Then I must remain loyal to Lord Akiyama, regardless of what he does -even if he is disloyal to Lord Takeda?" I asked. Certainly!" There was no shade of doubt in Kansuke's reply. Your lord is like your father, you must follow him wherever he leads, even into death, to the road to the west." Erik Christian Haugaard. The Samurai's Tale, Houghton Mifflin 14 Which traditional belief is being expressed in this excerpt from The Samurai's Tale?

I) reincarnation
3) hajj
2) bushido
4)nirvana

Read the excerpt from "amigo brothers.” felix and antonio turned and faced each other squarely in a fighting pose. felix wasted no time. he came in fast, head low, half hunched toward his right shoulder, and lashed out with a straight left. he missed a right cross as antonio slipped the punch and crossed and countered with one-two-three lefts that snapped felix’s head back, sending a mild shock coursing through him. if felix had any small doubt about their friendship affecting their fight, it was being neatly dispelled.

How does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt? tan discusses the types of questions on achievement tests to support the idea that the tests limit students' ability to write well tan explains a question on a language achievement test to support the idea that the tests shd d include more interesting content tan gives an example of her experience with achievement tests to support the idea that they are not always accurate measures of language ability tan considers how her mother might answer a question on a test to support the idea that nonstandard english limits a person's ability to communicate

Which of the following cultures influenced rome with their tales of the trojan war? a. bithynia b. aegyptus c. graecia d. helvetica