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1. Which of the following lines from "Eve of Her Daughters" best shows Eve's conversational tone?
A. "Outside Eden the earth was imperfect"
B. "You can see how his pride has been hurt"
C. "He got very inside of the whole machine"
D. "As for god and the Other, they cannot be demonstrated"

2. In "Eve to Her daughters," which of the following best describes Eve's attitude toward Adam?
A. irritated yet dedicated
B. sincere and affectionate
C. saddened yet committed
D. tolerant and understanding

3. Which of the following lines from "Eve to Her Daughters" best supports the answer selected above?
A. "It was not I who began it."
B. "I was nevertheless not unhappy"
C. "Where Adam went I was fairly contented to go"
D. "I adapted myself to the punishment: it was my life."

4. All of the following lines from "Eve to Her daughters" contains biblical allusion except
A. "The seasons changed, the game was fleeted-footed."
B. "The earth must be mad a new Eden."
C. "you are submissive, following Adam."
D. "I observed with Abel and Cain."

Respuesta :

1.B. "You can see how his pride has been hurt" 
2. A. irritated yet dedicated
3. D. "I adapted myself to the punishment: it was my life." 
4. A. "The seasons changed, the game was fleeted-footed." 

I believe the answer is:

1.I believe the answer is: B. "You can see how his pride has been hurt"

A conversational tone is a tone that is used to communicate and relate with others, by getting in touch with other's emotion. This type of tone is usually made in order to obtain some sort of response for the initial statement that the speaker made.

2. A. irritated yet dedicated

The the story, adam is depicted as father role who adopt a very traditional male role. He expect eve to be completely obedient to him, which often make Eve felt very irritated by his behaviour. But despite that, eve is still loyal and dedicated toward him.

3. D. "I adapted myself to the punishment: it was my life."

The sentence above shows Eve willingness to endure the suffering that she felt from her relationship. She try to rationalize her situation by trying to accept it's all a part of her normal life. By doing this, she adapted her physical and physiological mind to endure her misery.

4. A. "The seasons changed, the game was fleeted-footed."

Biblical allusion refers to a reference that is made by taking the story and excerpt from the holy bible. The mention of new Eden, God's order for the women to obedient to the Man, and the characters of Abel and CAin are all mentioned in the old testament of the Christian Bible.