2. PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "But, in 1642, during the English Civil War, the theaters of London were closed
by order of the government and remained so for 18 years. By the time they
reopened in 1660, styles had changed." (Paragraph 2)
B. "The court of the new king wanted a more elegant, refined, classical world, and
Shakespeare struck them as coarse in his language and careless in his plots."
(Paragraph 2)
"But it was the great French author Voltaire who truly popularized Shakespeare
beyond English shores in the 1730s. From that time onward, Shakespeare's
works have been extensively studied and performed around the world."
(Paragraph 6)
D. "Still others were transposed into stories in a completely different land and
culture such as Ran (1985), a Japanese tale of samurai based mostly on King
Lear." (Paragraph 8)

(1) one of the most popular festivals in southeast asia is diwali, the hindu festival of lights. (2) diwali means “row of lights.” (3) several legends claim that the festival was created to celebrate the homecoming of lord rama after more than 14 years of exile. (4) after lord rama defeated the demon ravana, the people placed small lanterns outside of their houses to light their leader’s way home. (5) today, the festival honors many different gods and traditions. (6) most people view diwali as a celebration of hope and a time to remember that good will always overcome evil. (7) people celebrate the five-day festival with an abundance of lights, fireworks, food, and music. (8) many families also pay their respects to different gods by building small altars in their homes. jordan has decided that moving sentence 4 before sentence 3 will improve the organization of the report. is jordan correct in her revision? a) yes, because the revision explains why rama was exiled b) no, the revision disrupts the logical order of the report c) no, the revision moves the answer away from the posed question eliminate d) yes, the revision improves the chronological order of the report