I am pretty sure about the second excerpt, it directly shows gods' involvement in mortal affairs
Then thus Minerva in Laertes' ear:"Son of Arcesius, reverend warrior, hear!Jove and Jove's daughter first implore in prayer,Then, whirling high, discharge thy lance in air."
And I believe that the next correct answer is
“But, tell me who thou art? and what thy race?
Thy town, thy parents, and thy native place?
Or, if a merchant in pursuit of gain,
What port received thy vessel from the main?
Or comest thou single, or attend thy train?”
Answer:
The correct answer is: It suggests that artificial technologies will develop the ability to reason.
Explanation:
In his book <em>The intelligence planet</em>, Michio Kaku describes the development and importance of artificial technologies and states that in the future people will be able to improve artificial intelligence and to the things and technologies, so there won't be necessary to control it by humans. Therefore, the scientist will be able to develop one of the biggest intelligence networks, based on machines and its technologies, that will replace humans and their intelligence in many procedures and tasks.
Answer:
I'd say that this text is for the general public.
The language system is semantics. "Coke" v.s "Sprite." are two different words, so we are focusing on a word. When Anna paused, she was confused because to Melinda, A Coke means a Sprite in her vocabulary. She wanted to confirm the same meaning. Semantics involves a changing meaning depending on the person. She is visiting from Alabama, so the meanings may have chosen just like dialects. Thus, it cannot be phonology/morphology, syntax, or pragmatics.
