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Test: SAT II Literature
Adapted from Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (III.iii.152-167)
You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate
As reek o' the rotten fens, whose loves I prize
As the dead carcasses of unburied men
That do corrupt my air, I banish you;
And here remain with your uncertainty!
Let every feeble rumor shake your hearts!
Your enemies, with nodding of their plumes,
Fan you into despair! Have the power still
To banish your defenders; till at length
Your ignorance, which finds not till it feels,
Making not reservations of yourselves,
Still your own foes, deliver you as most
Abated captives to some nation
That won you without blows! Despising,
For you, the city, thus I turn my back:
There is a world elsewhere.
| 1. | According to the speaker, for what reason will the city will be vulnerable in the future? |
The city has been corrupted by pollution.
The city's defenders are being sent away by ignorant politicians.
The city is poorly maintained, and does not have big enough walls.
There is a specific enemy force waiting to attack.
The city is running out of funding, due to political corruption.
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