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Scotland declares independence only if England reduces imports. (S: Scotland declares independence; E: England reduces imports)

Which of the following is not true of the sonnet?

No valid arguments have false premises.

Ellen Quinn has argued that logic is not the most important thing in life. Apparently Ellen advocates irrationality. It has taken two million years for the human race to achieve the position that it has, end Ellen would throw the whole thing into the garbage.

Which of the following questions do you need to ask yourself when reading a play that you do not need to ask when seeing a play performed live?

Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind,” the first six lines of which are quoted here, is an example of which poetic form? O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn’s being,Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves deadAre driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing,Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou,Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed

What kind of metrical foot accounts for the majority of Wendy Cope’s “Emily Dickinson” (quoted in its entirety below)? Higgledy-piggledyEmily DickinsonLiked to use dashesInstead of full stops.Nowadays, faced with suchIdiosyncrasy,Critics and editorsSend for the cops.

A theater stage in which the audience sits around three sides of the acting area is called which of the following?

Canada does not directly control the governments of countries other than itself. But Canada directly controls the governments of countries other than itself if Canada is a neo-colonial power. Hence, Canada is not a neo-colonial power.  

Directions: Symbolize the following argument using the abbreviations provided. Make sure you give the conclusion last.  If fossil fuel combustion continues at its present rate, then a greenhouse effect will occur. If a greenhouse effects occurs then world temperatures will rise. Therefore, if fossil fuel combustion continues at its present rate, then world temperatures will rise.   (F: fossil fuel combustion continues at its present rate; G: a greenhouse effect will occur; W: world temperatures will rise)