Read the passage from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography.
The closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us. The air soon became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died . . . The shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.

What is described in the text?

Answer: It is describing the dreadful voyage of a group of enslaved Africans on a slave ship—more specifically the so-called middle passage voyage.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that this is an excerpt from Olaudah Equiano's bestseller autobiography (1789). He was a former enslaved African who was eventually able to buy his freedom and become a seaman and a merchant. In this passage he is relating the horrors he experienced and witnessed during the so-called middle passage voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. He describes the unbereable voyage aboard an overcrowded ship, the unhealthy conditions, the diseases and the deaths, as well as the screams and the groans of those that, like him, were obliged to leave their homes and work as slaves.        

Answer: The existence of human suffering.

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Which of his own films did alfred hitchcock remake?

A small group of four singers is singing a hymn in four-part harmony. Each singer is always singing a different pitch, but the rhythms for all four singers are the same. What is this texture called?

Which popular music “sound” involved a sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music in the 1960s and was exemplified by artists like Patsy Cline and Elvis Presley?

This composer was a member of “The Mighty Handful,” or Russian Five, a group of young composers who rejected the influence of Western music and composed in a distinctly Russian style; his style was the most original and least Western of the group
(A) Modest Mussorgsky
(B) Robert Schumann
(C) Frederic Chopin
(D) Gioachino Rossini

Look at this Madonna painted by Rogier van der Weyden. This painting is different from earlier Madonnas because it:


A. demonstrates realistic facial details.
B. presents Christ as an older child.
C. shows Jesus and Mary framed in a doorway.
D. conveys love and tenderness between mother and child.

What did boethius call the music that unifies the body and soul and creates harmony within the body?

Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. “What we want is to go out of here quiet, and talk this show up, and sell the rest of the town! Then we'll all be in the same boat. Ain't that sensible?" ("You bet it is!—the jedge is right!" everybody sings out.) What is ironic about the judge's statement?A. Rather than admit they have been fooled, the townspeople truly believe it is more sensible to devise a plan to fool the others as well.B. Despite the fact they themselves have been fooled, the townspeople trick themselves into thinking it will be easy to fool the others.C. Although the show was truly funny, the townspeople are still petrified of what others will say about the fact they attended the show.D. In spite of the fact the townspeople claim to be embarrassed about attending the show, they actually enjoyed themselves immensely.

Look at this painting by Duccio.


This painting departs from earlier medieval art because it:
A. does not show the Madonna with Christ.
B. depicts Christ's life on earth.
C. uses linear perspective to create a sense of depth.
D. shows some figures with halos and some without.