questions 18 and 19 are based on the following passage.over one hundred years ago, henry david thoreau went to jail to protest the mexican war. in recent times, many people have followed thoreaus example and openly broken a law in order to bring public attention to injustice.the great indian leader gandhi took thoreaus ideas further. when convicted of breaking a law, gandhi would serve a prison sentence rather than pay the smallest fine. in prison, he went on hunger strikes to draw even more attention to himself and his cause, the independence of india from great britain.when good and caring people are thrown in jail for their beliefs, it often makes others think about the laws and conditions that they are trying to change. peaceful but determined protesters in the united states, such as martin luther king, jr., were inspired by gandhi and adapted his ideas to the struggle for racial equality. when king and others were jailed for their beliefs, they helped many americans realize that segregation was wrong. their example helped strike down the laws that kept segregation alive.18. after martin luther king, jr., went to jail,(1) thoreau was jailed for his beliefs(2) segregation laws in the united states started changing(3) india won its independence from great britain(4) gandhi went on a hunger strike(5) the united states fought the mexican war19. it is the authors opinion that(1) thoreau opposed the mexican war(2) gandhi went to jail rather than pay fines(3) martin luther king, jr., used the nonviolent tactics of gandhi(4) gandhi was a great leader(5) segregation laws are no longer legal in the united statesquestions 20 and 21 are based on the following passage.of all the original thirteen colonies, pennsylvania attracted the most non-english settlers. it was also the colony that had the greatest tolerance of religious and cultural differences. it was founded by quakers, led william penn, who wanted to create a colony based on religious freedom and fairness to people.20. an important value of the founders of pennsylvania was(1) economic freedom(2) separation of nationalities(3) conversion of the indians to christianity(4) religious freedom(5) return to nature21. a likely reason that pennsylvania attracted more non-english settlers than any other colony is that(1) the climate was better than in other colony(2) it was the most tolerant of peoples beliefs(3) english settlers preferred to live elsewhere(4) it had the best natural resources(5) the quakers were good farmers

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questions 18 and 19 are based on the following passage.over one hundred years ago, henry david thoreau went to jail to protest the mexican war. in recent times, many people have followed thoreaus example and openly broken a law in order to bring public attention to injustice.the great indian leader gandhi took thoreaus ideas further. when convicted of breaking a law, gandhi would serve a prison sentence rather than pay the smallest fine. in prison, he went on hunger strikes to draw even more attention to himself and his cause, the independence of india from great britain.when good and caring people are thrown in jail for their beliefs, it often makes others think about the laws and conditions that they are trying to change. peaceful but determined protesters in the united states, such as martin luther king, jr., were inspired by gandhi and adapted his ideas to the struggle for racial equality. when king and others were jailed for their beliefs, they helped many americans realize that segregation was wrong. their example helped strike down the laws that kept segregation alive.18.  after martin luther king, jr., went to jail,(1) thoreau was jailed for his beliefs(2) segregation laws in the united states started changing(3) india won its independence from great britain(4) gandhi went on a hunger strike(5) the united states fought the mexican war19. it is the authors opinion that(1) thoreau opposed the mexican war(2) gandhi went to jail rather than pay fines(3) martin luther king, jr., used the nonviolent tactics of gandhi(4) gandhi was a great leader(5) segregation laws are no longer legal in the united statesquestions 20 and 21 are based on the following passage.of all the original thirteen colonies, pennsylvania attracted the most non-english settlers. it was also the colony that had the greatest tolerance of religious and cultural differences. it was founded by quakers, led william penn, who wanted to create a colony based on religious freedom and fairness to people.20.  an important value of the founders of pennsylvania was(1) economic freedom(2) separation of nationalities(3) conversion of the indians to christianity(4) religious freedom(5) return to nature21.  a likely reason that pennsylvania attracted more non-english settlers than any other colony is that(1) the climate was better than in other colony(2) it was the most tolerant of peoples beliefs(3) english settlers preferred to live elsewhere(4) it had the best natural resources(5) the quakers were good farmers

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# Brief Explanations:
1. For Q18: The passage states that after King and others were jailed for their beliefs, their example helped strike down segregation laws, meaning the laws began to change.
2. For Q19: The passage notes King was inspired by Gandhi and adapted his ideas; this reflects the author's stated view of King using Gandhi's nonviolent tactics.
3. For Q20: The passage says Pennsylvania was founded by Quakers wanting religious freedom and fairness, so religious freedom was a core value of its founders.
4. For Q21: The passage links Pennsylvania's high number of non-English settlers to its greatest tolerance of religious and cultural differences.
# Answer:
18. (2) segregation laws in the United States started changing
19. (3) Martin Luther King, Jr., used the nonviolent tactics of Gandhi
20. (4) religious freedom
21. (2) it was the most tolerant of people’s beliefs

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