In this excerpt from michael wigglesworth’s day of doom, choose the correct meaning for each underlined word. they rush from beds with giddy () heads, and to their windows run, viewing this light, which shines more bright than doth () the noon-day sun straightway appears (they see’t with tears) the son of god most dread; who with his train comes on amain () to judge both quick and dead.

The right answers are:

1. Giddy=Dizzy

2. Doth=Does

3. On amain=With all His might OR Hastily.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this excerpt from Wigglesworth’s remarkable poem about the final day of Judgement, which was published in 1662—hence the use of some archaic words— the speaker is describing the majestic and blinding arrival of Jesus who comes to judge the living and the dead. Those who witness the dreadful scene from their windows with tears in their eyes have rushed from their beds feeling still dizzy, since they were sleeping.

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.