Each of the Following Plans for an Essay Contains a Thesis

question 16

Multiple Choice

Each of the following plans for an essay contains a thesis statement and several topic sentences in scrambled order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the topic sentences in each group according to an order that makes sense. Thesis statement: The history of European contact with the Karaja Indians of Brazil is one of violence and exploitation.
Topic sentences:
____ The Karaja, exposed to European diseases during the nineteenth century, were reduced in numbers by 90 percent.
____ During the eighteenth century, the bandeirantes led attacks on Karaja villages to get slaves.
____ Since the turn of the twentieth century, Brazilian pioneers have increasingly used Indian territory as grazing land.

• A) 3, 2, 1
• B) 1, 3, 2
• C) 2, 1, 3

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Definitions:

Merchantability

A warranty that goods sold will meet a minimum level of quality and will be fit for the purpose for which they are sold.

Implied Warranty

A legal assurance that goods or services meet a minimum level of quality, irrespective of whether it has been explicitly stated.

Merchantability

A warranty implied by law that goods sold by a merchant are fit for the general purpose for which they are sold.

Remedy Limitation

Restrictions or caps placed on the type or amount of compensation that can be received in a legal claim or lawsuit.