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The man in street speaks vaguely of "the olden times," for he has but one epithet to apply to all the ages which lie between the dawn of history and the invention of the locomotive. If he think of them at all, Julious Caesar and Queen Elizabeth are to him essentially contemporaries, and from his point of view he is quite justified in thinking of them as such, since to one who judges of the value of life by the comforts amidst which it is passed, it is hardly worth while to make any distinction except that between a way of life which comes up to the 19th century standard and one which does not. All ages except the present were alike in being compelled to get along without the things of which he is most proud, and what he calls"progress"did not begin until a

very short time ago.



1.The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is ( ).



ⓐ Evaluating one's contemporaries.

ⓑ The comforts of the past.

ⓒ History, short-term view.

ⓓ The 19th century.

ⓔ Progress of the life.



2.As used in the passage, the word "epithet" most nearly means ( ).



ⓐ question

ⓑ reason

ⓒ characteristic

ⓓ expression

ⓔ conversation
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I'm a foreigner,,English to english translaion please..

Answer 1

1. c
2. d

Answer 2

this looks like an LSAT question lol. i would say 'the comforts of the past" and as for the meaning of epithet, i'd say characteristic best describes its meaning in the context of the passage.

Answer 3

1. The comfort of the past
2. Characteristic

Answer 4

Bannanas

Answer 5

None of the above. "History at a glance; from one mans eye", fits it better.

Answer 6

c is the best choice.
I can think of others, but c is the best of the list.

Answer 7

1c 2d

Answer 8

snorkel