References to John Wycliffe and the Lollards can be found in The Canterbury Tales as Chaucer
-champions their cause and praises the Lollards for pursuing the truth at any cost.
-pokes fun at Wycliffe for being obsequious to the crown instead of standing up for his
own beliefs.
-includes Wycliffe among the pilgrims as the philosopher from Oxford.
-includes Wycliffe's dislike of church doctrine in his depiction of a Friar who sells
indulgences and enjoys the company of women.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Which of these names would be listed first in a telephone directory? a: d’agostino b: dague c: dagy

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.