The Paragraph Below Is Developed by a Specific Mode or Pattern

question 52

Multiple Choice

The paragraph below is developed by a specific mode or pattern. Read the paragraph; then answer the question(s) .
(1) The bedroom had been carefully put in order. (2) The two French windows to the left of the door sparkled with the sunlight reflected onto their clean glass panes. (3) Beneath each window was a carved honey-colored bookcase about three feet high and four feet wide. (4) Both bookcases contained neat rows of leather-bound books. (5) Flush against the back wall stood a magnificent canopy bed covered with an eyelet comforter. (6) Several eyelet-covered pillows were plumped at the head of the bed. (7) Against the right wall was a carved writing table on which lay a neat stack of writing paper and a gold pen.
Select the type of development the writer of this paragraph has used.

• A) illustration
• B) narration
• C) description
• D) process
• E) definition
• F) comparison/contrast
• G) classification
• H) persuasion

Distinguish between medieval scholasticism and Renaissance humanism in terms of goals and outlooks.

Grasp Machiavelli's political theories and values.

Appreciate the role of city-states in Italian politics and economics during the Renaissance.

Understand the impact of foreign invasions and influence on the Italian peninsula during the Renaissance.

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Definitions:

Closed System

An entity that does not exchange energy with its surroundings. Compare with open system.

Noncompetitive Inhibition

The binding of a substance (the noncompetitive inhibitor) to a site other than the active site of an enzyme, thereby lowering the rate at which the enzyme catalyzes a reaction. Compare with competitive inhibition.

Catalysts

Compounds that accelerate the speed of chemical reactions without being used up during the reaction.

Enzyme-Catalyzed Reaction

A chemical reaction that is accelerated by an enzyme, significantly increasing the reaction rate without being consumed in the process.