Question Read "The Rise of Julius Caesar "from Dictatorships by Hal Marcovitz. Use the footnotes or a dictionary to help you

understand any unfamiliar words. Which statement best expresses the central idea in the text?

Julius Caesar avoided the wrath of Sulla by fleeing Rome.

O Julius Caesar restored democracy to the Roman government.

Julius Caesar rose to power in Rome through fear and intimidation.

O Julius Caesar refused the Senate's order to disband his army.

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.