The answers to these questions are:
1. In the first paragraph
a. He wants to convince readers that Buddhism is worth studying.
(This is explained when the author states that: No one can come into contact with the best that Buddhism offers ).
2. The passage implies that the author believes:
a) Adherents of the two religions can learn important things from one another.
(The clue to make this decision is when the author states: Buddhism in China undoubtedly includes among its adherents many high-minded, devout, and earnest souls who live an idealistic life. Christianity ought to make a strong appeal to such minds)
3. These arguments are related to: d. The book may be scholarly, but it is more affordable than most. (it is expressed in the first lines when the author states that A missionary no less than a professional student of Buddhism ...)
4. the intended audience of both the book and the book review
d. They are scholars
5. The author opinion is
c. It is better than the volumes written by other historians. Because of the writer experience.
Answer:
•There are plenty of giraffes and wild asses on the islands.
•The wild boars on the island are as big as buffaloes, with 14 lb tusks.
•The gryphon birds are monstrous in size
Explanation:
To the writer, the island was amazing due to the sheer amount of wildlife it has, the diversity of said wildlife as well as the characteristics they had.
The writer found the fact that there were so many giraffes and wild asses on the island to be amazing and the size of the wild boars also awed them as well. The gryphon birds being monstrous is size was another amazing thing.
<u>B) Watch the actors' reactions, thereby adding to the humor.</u>
The dialogue, as well as the description of what the actors do, aims to be humorous. If the lookers saw the staged version of the scene, they would be able to what the actors' reactions, gestures, and movements and thereby the scene would accomplish its purpose of portraying a humorous, entertaining and funny story.
Answer: C) The author proves that he's biased when he uses terms like "silly" and "stupid."
Explanation: The words "silly" and "stupid" are the only instances of evidence among the options, since they were taken directly from the text that is being discussed. The closest example of bringing the text's content into the discussion is in option C (stating what the author has expressed), but that option doesn't present any conclusion. Option A is presented as a personal opinion with a vague origin ("I feel") and option B tries to back the presented conclusion with an assumption ("the author obviously hates [...] fast food") instead of evidence.
