Which of these is the best summary of the passage? a) it's alice's first time in a courtroom and she is proud because she knows what is going on; she is watching a knave go on trial for stealing tarts but wishes the trial was over, so she can eat the tarts. b) a knave is standing before the king and queen of hearts because he is on trial for stealing tarts; alice knows the king is also the judge because he is wearing a wig; the white rabbit yells at her after she shouts in the courtroom. c) alice can name everything in the courtroom because she has read about courtrooms; she is proud of herself because she thinks few little girls can do this; she asks the gryphon why the jurors are writing when there isn't anything to write about. d) alice is watching the trial of a knave who stole tarts; alice knows about courts because she has read about them in books; when she sees the jurors writing, she learns that they are writing their names, so they don't forget them during the trial.

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli machiavelli claims that “it is much safer to be feared than loved.” which type of evidence does machiavelli use to support his claim? answer : logical how does the author’s use of this evidence create meaning for the reader? answer : by using a historical event to prove the claim