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Question 1
D
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Difficulty:
5%
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Question 2
B
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72% (01:08) correct 28%
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Question 3
D
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Question 4
E
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The Rev. Rose Fuller Whistler, in his Annals of an English Family (1887), says that John le Wistler de Westhannye (1272–1307) was the founder of the family. Most of the Whistlers lived in Goring, Whitchurch, or Oxford, and are buried in many a church and churchyard of the Thames Valley.
The men were mostly soldiers and parsons. A few made names for themselves. The shield of Gabriel Whistler, of Combe, Sussex, is one of six in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. Anthony Whistler, poet, friend of Shenstone, belonged to the Whitchurch family. Dr. Daniel Whistler (1619–1684), of the Essex branch, was a Fellow of Merton, an original Fellow of the Royal Society, a member and afterwards President of the College of Physicians. He fell under a cloud with the officials of the College of Physicians, and his portrait has been consigned to a back stairway of the Hall in Pall Mall. In the seventeenth century Francis Whistler was a settler of Virginia.
The American Whistlers are descended from John Whistler of the Irish branch. In his youth he ran away and enlisted. He received his discharge, eloped with Anna, daughter of Sir Edward Bishop or Bischopp, and, returning to America, settled at Hagerstown, Maryland. He again enlisted, this time in the United States army. He rose to the brevet rank of major and served in the war of 1812 against Great Britain. In 1815, upon the reduction of the army, Major John Whistler was retired. He died in 1817, at Bellefontaine, Missouri. Of his fifteen children, three sons are remembered as soldiers, and three daughters married army officers. George Washington, the most distinguished son, was the father of James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
The men were mostly soldiers and parsons. A few made names for themselves. The shield of Gabriel Whistler, of Combe, Sussex, is one of six in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. Anthony Whistler, poet, friend of Shenstone, belonged to the Whitchurch family. Dr. Daniel Whistler (1619–1684), of the Essex branch, was a Fellow of Merton, an original Fellow of the Royal Society, a member and afterwards President of the College of Physicians. He fell under a cloud with the officials of the College of Physicians, and his portrait has been consigned to a back stairway of the Hall in Pall Mall. In the seventeenth century Francis Whistler was a settler of Virginia.
The American Whistlers are descended from John Whistler of the Irish branch. In his youth he ran away and enlisted. He received his discharge, eloped with Anna, daughter of Sir Edward Bishop or Bischopp, and, returning to America, settled at Hagerstown, Maryland. He again enlisted, this time in the United States army. He rose to the brevet rank of major and served in the war of 1812 against Great Britain. In 1815, upon the reduction of the army, Major John Whistler was retired. He died in 1817, at Bellefontaine, Missouri. Of his fifteen children, three sons are remembered as soldiers, and three daughters married army officers. George Washington, the most distinguished son, was the father of James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. give an overview of the forces that shaped the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
B. explain why James Abbott McNeill Whistler was proud of his eccentric family
C. lead into the proposal that James Abbott McNeill Whistler should be better known than he is
D. provide an overview of the interesting familial background of James Abbott McNeill Whistler
E. explain why the Whistler family came to be established in America
A. give an overview of the forces that shaped the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler
B. explain why James Abbott McNeill Whistler was proud of his eccentric family
C. lead into the proposal that James Abbott McNeill Whistler should be better known than he is
D. provide an overview of the interesting familial background of James Abbott McNeill Whistler
E. explain why the Whistler family came to be established in America
2. According to the passage, the James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s family originally hails from what area of Britain?
A. Combe, Sussex
B. Goring, Whitchurch, and Oxford
C. Cambridge
D. Hagerstown
E. Shenstone
A. Combe, Sussex
B. Goring, Whitchurch, and Oxford
C. Cambridge
D. Hagerstown
E. Shenstone
3. The purpose of the second paragraph of the passage is to
A. make it clear that Whistler came from good stock
B. include a few interesting anecdotes
C. prove that Whistler came by his artistic impulses from his genetic lineage
D. help readers understand that Whistler’s ancestors were mostly soldiers and parsons with a few exceptions
E. show how exceptional Whistler was in comparison with his ancestry
A. make it clear that Whistler came from good stock
B. include a few interesting anecdotes
C. prove that Whistler came by his artistic impulses from his genetic lineage
D. help readers understand that Whistler’s ancestors were mostly soldiers and parsons with a few exceptions
E. show how exceptional Whistler was in comparison with his ancestry
4. What can be inferred from the passage regarding Whistler’s ancestry?
A. Whistler was extremely proud of his family.
B. Whistler turned out to be the most remarkable of an already remarkable family.
C. If the Whistlers had not immigrated to America, his artistic talent wouldn’t have been discovered.
D. Whistler’s often painted his family and ancestors into his work.
E. Whistler’s family is well documented.
A. Whistler was extremely proud of his family.
B. Whistler turned out to be the most remarkable of an already remarkable family.
C. If the Whistlers had not immigrated to America, his artistic talent wouldn’t have been discovered.
D. Whistler’s often painted his family and ancestors into his work.
E. Whistler’s family is well documented.
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Please help me out with question number 4.
I was unable to understand D and E options.
I was unable to understand D and E options.
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4. What can be inferred from the passage regarding Whistler’s ancestry?
Explanation
Alas, the least-interesting conclusion is the only one that can truly be justified. The extent of the information provided by the author shows that Whistler’s family tree was well documented. The other answers all require a leap of logic, or for the reader to bring outside knowledge to bear (which, of course, you know never to do). It’s possible that B is true, but E is more likely to be true.
Answer: E
Explanation
Alas, the least-interesting conclusion is the only one that can truly be justified. The extent of the information provided by the author shows that Whistler’s family tree was well documented. The other answers all require a leap of logic, or for the reader to bring outside knowledge to bear (which, of course, you know never to do). It’s possible that B is true, but E is more likely to be true.
Answer: E
