Read the passage below carefully and then choose the correct answer.

beware the ides of march.

this line is spoken by the soothsayer. what is a soothsayer?

a person who can see the future

a person who tells tall tales

a person who is too old to walk

a person who is from another city

51. i'm

52 idk

53. just

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).