Now the king had a grand-vizir who was avaricious, and envious, and a very bad man. He grew extremely jealous of the physician, and determined to bring about his ruin. In order to do this he asked to speak in private with the king, saying that he had a most important communication to make. "What is it?" asked the king. "Sire," answered the grand-vizir, "it is most dangerous for a monarch to confide in a man whose faithfulness is not proved. You do not know that this physician is not a traitor come here to assassinate you." –“The Story of the Greek King and the Physician Douban,” Andrew Lang What inferences can be made about the grand-vizir’s motivations for speaking with the king in private? Check all that apply. He wants the king’s complete attention. He does not want anyone to warn Douban. He believes that the king will shame him in public. He is embarrassed to publicly question Douban’s loyalty. He is afraid of someone pointing out the error of his false accusations.

He wants the king’s complete attention.

He is afraid of someone pointing out the error of his false accusations.

Explanation:

The doctor, to whom the text refers, was a man of good character, a good professional and someone with many positive characteristics. All of this made the king admire the doctor and give him a lot of attention. So much attention that it made the grand vizier jealous.

The grand vizier used to have the king's intention and did not want to share it with anyone. For this reason, he decided to create false accusations to tarnish the doctor's reputation and make the king begin to see the doctor with a bad eye. He decided to make up stories that accused the doctor of treason and murder, but as he was afraid that someone would deny these stories, the grand-vizier decided to speak to the king immediately, before he met someone else.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer that is correct is the last option.