Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.” I found it at last in the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city. A mighty temple it must have been, for the roof was painted like the sky at night with its stars—that much I could see, though the colors were faint and dim. It went down into great caves and tunnels—perhaps they kept their slaves there. But when I started to climb down, I heard the squeaking of rats, so I did not go—rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them, from the squeaking. But near there, I found food, in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened. I ate only the fruits from the jars—they had a very sweet taste. There was drink, too, in bottles of glass—the drink of the gods was strong and made my head swim. After I had eaten and drunk, I slept on the top of a stone, my bow at my side.

Which details most reveal the setting of the passage? Select three options.

A“the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city”
B“rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them”
C“in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened”
D“they had a very sweet taste”
E“the drink of the gods was strong and made my head swim”

A. “the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city”

B. “rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them”

C. “in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened”

Explanation:

In literature, the term setting refers to the time, space, and societal and cultural circumstances in which the plot of a story takes place.

The details that reveal the most about the setting of the given scene from By the Waters of Babylon are: the ruins of a great temple in the mid-city, rats are unclean, and there must have been many tribes of them, and in the heart of a ruin, behind a door that still opened.

These details represented by options A, B, and C tell us about the location of the temple and its features. Options D and E don't tell us about the setting - they describe the food and drink the narrator enjoyed. This is why they are incorrect.

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)

learning how to embrace the effects of colonialism is one of the central ideas of the play.