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questions 11 and 12 refer to the following.read the following passage carefully before you choose your answers.(this passage is excerpted from a recent work that examines benjamin franklin, an eighteenth-century thinker, political leader, and scientist, from a contemporary perspective.)franklin has a particular resonance in twenty-first century america. a successful publisher and consummate networker with an inventive curiosity, he would have felt right at home in the information revolution, and his unabashed striving to be part of an upwardly mobile meritocracy made him, in social critic david brookss phrase, \our founding yuppie.\ we can easily imagine having a beer with him after work, showing him how to use the latest digital device, sharing the business plan for a new venture, and discussing the most recent political scandals or policy ideas. he would laugh at the latest joke ... we would admire both his earnestness and his self-aware irony. and we would relate to the way he tried to balance, sometimes uneasily, the pursuit of reputation, wealth, earthly virtues, and spiritual values.¹some who see the reflection of franklin in the world today fret about a shallowness of soul and a spiritual complacency that seem to permeate a culture of materialism. they say that he teaches us how to live a practical and pecuniary life, but not an exalted existence. others see the same reflection and admire the basic middle-class values and democratic sentiments that now seem under assault from elitists, radicals, reactionaries, and other bashers of the bourgeoisie. they regard franklin as an exemplar of the personal character and civic virtue that are too often missing in modern america.much of the admiration is warranted, and so too are some of the qualms. but the lessons from franklins life are more complex than those usually drawn by either his fans or his12 mark for reviewthey in paragraph 2 of the passage refers to people whoa want to reevaluate the importance of franklins writingsb believe that franklins legacy is not appreciated sufficientlyc have reservations about franklins valuesd want others to be as inspired by franklin as they have been

Explanation:

The passage states "Others see the same reflection and admire the basic middle-class values and democratic sentiments... They regard Franklin as an exemplar of the personal character and civic virtue that are too often missing in modern America." This matches option D, as they want others to be inspired by Franklin's example of these virtues. The other options are unsupported: A is incorrect as the passage does not mention reevaluating his writings; B is wrong because this group admires Franklin, not saying his legacy is underappreciated; C is incorrect because this group has positive regard, not reservations.

Answer:

D. want others to be as inspired by Franklin as they have been