1) What happened first? a) An earthquake damaged the Coliseum b) The Coliseum was struck by lightning. c) The Coliseum appeared on the back of a coin d) The Coliseum was used as a castle 2) When did the Romans finish building the Coliseum? a) The year 70 b) The year 523 c) The year 80 d) The year 240 3) What caused the fire that damaged the upper levels of the Coliseum? a) A bolt of lightning b) Rowdy people who came to watch the events c) An attacking army d) An angry mob 4) For which purpose was the Coliseum not used? a) People fought other people in it b) It was a private castle c) People fought animals in it d) It was a meeting place for the government 5) Which caused the most damage to the Coliseum? a) Fires b) Earthquakes c) Wars d) Hurricanes 6) 1. What issues does Martin Luther King’s speech address? a) Continuation of racism b) End to racism and civil and economic rights c) Civil rights d) Civil War 7) 2. What pushes King to speak: “I have a dream”? a) He reads out the Emancipation Proclamation b) He is prompted by Mahalia Jackson c) He is overwhelmed by the crowd d) Lincoln had asked him to give the speech 8) 3. From the last paragraph, give one word for “to leave” a) Departed b) Proclamation c) Improvised d) Address 9) 4. What is the name of Martin Luther King’s famed speech? a) The Emancipation Proclamation b) An Improvisation c) A Peroration d) I Have a Dream 10) 5. In front of whom does King speak? a) The civil rights supporters b) His friends c) Lincoln d) The Negroes 11) 1. Who is the implied audience? a) Developmental teachers b) Developmental students c) High school teachers d) Parents of developmental students 12) 2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? a) The writer thinks that teachers criticize students too much. b) The writer dislikes developmental students. c) The writer wants to help developmental teachers understand students. d) The writer thinks all students should study psychology. 13) 3. The author of the passage uses the phrase “endless, apparently irrelevant” (paragraph 1, sentence 5) in order to a) Show how some instructors give students too much work without any breaks b) Show why classes need to be more fun and playful c) Show why class meeting times need to be shorter to accommodate students’ limited attention spans d) Show why some students don’t take developmental classes seriously because the assignments they’ve been doing for years have seemed pointless  14) 4. As presented in the first paragraph, a main challenge developmental students face is to: a) Stay motivated and do their assignments to the best of their ability b) Manage their time so they can pass their classes despite work and family commitments c) Overcome their hatred of teachers in general d) Understand what will be expected of them 15) 5. The reason the author refers to students’ opting out of assignments and missing classes (paragraph 2, sentence 5) is to: a) Shame students for being slackers and not taking class seriously b) Give an example of which students should not be allowed to take college-level classes c) Warn developmental teachers to take action to prevent students from failing d)  Warn developmental students not to lose motivation

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