READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

The Force of a Public Response

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What makes the opening address a sermon in the broader sense?A. It is a speech offering moral instruction about how residents should act.B. It necessarily belongs to a religious service because every sermon must do so.C. It merely lists the number of chairs without any instruction or principle.D. It is a private shopping receipt with no address to listeners.

2A long, often repetitive series of complaints is a _____.A. single remarkB. isolated correctionC. brief acknowledgmentD. litany

3Which response illustrates deplore?A. Regard the damage with complete indifference and no regret.B. Record the wall's measurements without expressing any judgment or feeling.C. Strongly disapprove of and deeply regret the deliberate destruction of the mural.D. Welcome the destruction as the desired outcome of the project.

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