The racial lines, which once were bitterly real, now serve nothing more than marking out a living mosaic of human beings. And even here men of the same color are like the ivory keys of one instrument where each represents all the rest, yet varies from them in pitch and quality of voice. Thus with a compassion for all echoes in human guise, I greet the solemn-faced “native preacher” whom I find awaiting me. I listen with respect for God’s creature, though he mouth most strangely the jangling phrases of bigoted creed. 7 Mark For Review7Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?A) It emphasizes the variety in vocal quality of religious singers. B) It underscores the harshness with which many preachers rebuke their congregations. C) It highlights the sounds that the author hears in nature. D) It stresses the differences among members of the same race.

Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith's proposal that skin color should be viewed as a product of climate and therefore not correlated to inner virtues (e.g., intelligence, character, personality) suggests that he feltGroup of answer choicespeople were all the same beneath their skin.race must be based on observable qualities such as skin color, not inner virtues.skin color correlates with moral virtues.weather, and thus human difference, was controlled by God.

Read the following excerpt from a speech made in response to Christian missionaries in 1805:Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit; if there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it? Why not all agree, as you can all read the book?Which statement best conveys how the author achieves his purpose in this excerpt?A.He asks questions to challenge the beliefs of other American Indian groups in the region.B.He asks questions that are difficult to answer to help the missionaries understand his doubts.C.He uses the word "you" to indicate that the missionaries practice a different religion.D.He repeats the word "why" to show that he has the answer to the missionaries' questions.

The Gospel of __________ places an emphasis on the individual person.Group of answer choicesMatthewMarkLukeJohn

The belief that it is harmful to the Black community for authors to explore the humanity of our leaders can have troubling effects. At the least, it promotes the belief that our heroes have to be perfect to be useful. At worst, it censors our full investigation of Black life. If our paintings of that life are stock and cramped, their colors drab and predictable, the representations of our culture are likely to be untrue. They will not capture the breadth and complexity of Black identity. This implies that ______13 Mark For Review13Which choice most logically completes the text?A) the general public has been scrutinizing Black leaders through a lens of excessive sentimentality. B) Black leaders have occasionally been depicted as individuals of profound complexity.C) the portrayal of Black leaders has, at times, positioned them as above reproach.D) the depiction of Black leaders has occasionally described them as enigmatic and beyond comprehension.

The following text is from Maggie Pogue Johnson’s1910 poem “Poet of Our Race.” In this poem, thespeaker is addressing Paul Laurence Dunbar, a Blackauthor.Thou, with stroke of mighty pen,Hast told of joy and mirth,And read the hearts and souls of menAs cradled from their birth.The language of the flowers,Thou hast read them all,And e’en the little brookResponded to thy call.Which choice best states the main purpose of thetext?A) To praise a certain writer for being especiallyperceptive regarding people and natureB) To establish that a certain writer has readextensively about a variety of topicsC) To call attention to a certain writer’s careful andelaborately detailed writing processD) To recount fond memories of an afternoon spentin nature with a certain writer