Question

questions 11-20. read the following passage from thomas paines the crisis (1776) carefully before you choose your answers.by comparing the british king to a thief and a housebreaker, paine suggests thatselect one:a. british soldiers are launching sneak attacks against the colonistsb. the king is in dire need of money for his treasuryc. the british are trying to take what is not theirsd. britain has robbed america of its natural resources11-20. read the following passage from thomas paines the crisis (1776) carefully before you choose your answers. which of the following anecdotes does paine use in the selection?select one:a. general gages attack on quebecb. the innkeeper who reads pilgrims progressc. the tory tavern keeper who makes a thoughtless statement in front of a childd. washingtons crossing of the delaware river

Explanation:

For the first question: Thieves and housebreakers take property that does not belong to them. Paine's comparison frames the British king (and by extension Britain) as acting to seize what is not theirs, which matches option c; options a focuses on soldiers' attacks, b on money needs, and d on specific resource robbery, none of which align with the core of the thief/housebreaker metaphor.
For the second question: In Thomas Paine's The Crisis, he uses the anecdote of a Tory tavern keeper making an insensitive comment in front of a child to critique loyalist attitudes. The other options are events not featured in this specific selection of Paine's work.

Answer:

1. c. the British are trying to take what is not theirs
2. c. The Tory tavern keeper who makes a thoughtless statement in front of a child