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ACT Reading 1.10 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 10. Which of the following is the best explanation of the term "tragedy of thought" in line 58?

ACT Reading 1.1 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.2 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. What distinction does the passage make between Hamlet and Julius Caesar and the other play...

ACT Reading 1.3 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.3 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, when did Shakespeare's "tragic period" occur?

ACT Reading 2.1 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.1 Humanities Passage. Which of the following statements about Schumann is not expressed in the passage?

ACT Reading 2.2 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.2 Humanities Passage. Based on information from the passage, how did Schumann meet his wife?

ACT Reading 1.6 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.6 Humanities Passage. Which of the following is not a similarity that the author notes between Brutus and Hamlet?

ACT Reading 1.7 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 7. Which of the following characters is specifically mentioned as a personification of "horror and...

ACT Reading 2.4 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.4 Humanities Passage. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "pedantic"?

ACT Reading 1.8 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.8 Humanities Passage. Based on the tone and complexity of the passage, which of the following would be a reasonable assumption t...

ACT Reading 1.9 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.9 Humanities Passage. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "maledicti...

ACT Reading 2.5 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.5 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, when did Schumann first display an interest in playing the piano?

ACT Reading 1.5 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.5 Humanities Passage. Which of the following plays is mentioned as a tragedy that Shakespeare wrote early in his career prior to...

ACT Reading 1.4 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 4. Which of the following does the passage cite as a possible cause of Shakespeare's "tragic...

ACT Reading 2.10 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.10 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, which event precipitated Schumann's death?

ACT Reading 2.3 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.3 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, why was Schumann an exception to the other musicians of his time?

ACT Reading 2.6 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.6 Humanities Passage. Which accomplishment does the passage cite as an expression of Schumann's happiness about his marriage?

ACT Reading 2.7 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.7 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, which of the following musicians made a significant impact on Schumann when he w...

ACT Reading 2.8 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.8 Humanities Passage. How did Frederick Wieck contribute to Schumann's career?

ACT Reading 2.9 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.9 Humanities Passage. Which famous musician did Schumann meet in 1853?