Application of Skills Directions

question 18

Multiple Choice

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 24 to answer the following questions.
Which of the following sentences uses both quotation marks and italics correctly?

• A) The word magi means wise men and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, "The Gift of the Magi."
• B) The word magi means " wise men " and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, "The Gift of the Magi."
• C) The word magi means wise men and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, The Gift of the Magi.
• D) The word magi means "wise men" and is used in the title of O. Henry's famous short story, "The Gift of the Magi."

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Definitions:

Summary

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

Mnemonist

An individual with the ability to remember vast amounts of information, sometimes with the help of advanced mnemonic techniques.

Hypnotist

A practitioner who induces a state of consciousness in a person in which they purportedly lose the power of voluntary action and become highly responsive to suggestion or direction.

Plausible

An adjective describing something that appears to be reasonable or probable, making it worthy of belief or acceptance.