Question

there are several questions about this passage. ... matilda joslyn gage? ... women ... after u.s. women gained the right to ... passage of the ... from the history of woman suffrage ... a voice in the government under which one lives is absolutely necessary to personal liberty and the right of a whole people to a voice in their government is the first requisite for a free society. ... government by a constitution ... within the last century and a half ... excepting the united states ... not through war and bloodshed. largely for this reason its principal advantage was monopolized by men, who made and carried on wars, and who held that such government must be maintained by physical force and only those should have a voice in it who could fight for it if necessary. there were many other reasons why those who had thus secured their right to a vote should use their new power to withhold it from women, which was done in every country. women then had to begin their own contest for what by the law of nature was theirs as much as men’s when government by constitution had established. ... their struggle lasted for nearly three quarters of a century in the united ... part a what is the main contrast the author develops in paragraph 4? 1. between women who resisted change in their status and women who endorsed change 2. between the influence women had at the state level and their influence at the national level 3. between prejudices against women that were easily overcome and prejudices that lasted a long time 4. between progress requiring support from some men and progress requiring support from a majority of men part b how does the correct contrast from part a help develop a central idea in the passage? 1. the contrast illustrates why women fought for improved status even after they won the vote. 2. the contrast demonstrates that it was ...

Explanation:

Part A

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage doesn't focus on women reacting vs. embracing change.
• Option 2: The paragraph (paragraph 8, though text is about woman suffrage and government) – the key here is about prejudices. Wait, re - reading: The text talks about how some prejudices against women were overcome quickly (maybe in some aspects) and others lasted long. Wait, no, let's re - evaluate. Wait, the paragraph (from the visible text) talks about how when constitutional government was established, men monopolized power and excluded women. But the options: Option 3 says "between prejudices against women that were easily overcome and prejudices that lasted a long time". Wait, no, maybe I misread. Wait, the other options: Option 3's logic – let's check the text. The text says "Women then had to begin their own contest for what by the law of nature was theirs as much as men’s when government by constitution had established." Also, the context of woman suffrage. Wait, maybe the correct option is 3? Wait, no, let's check again. Wait, the first part of the text (from the visible part) talks about how constitutional government was secured, mostly by men, and then women had to fight. But the options for part A: Let's analyze each:

1. Between women who resisted change and those who embraced: The passage isn't about this distinction. Eliminate.
2. Between state and national influence: The passage doesn't discuss state vs. national influence of women. Eliminate.
3. Between prejudices against women that were easily overcome and those that lasted long: The text implies that some prejudices (maybe in the fight for suffrage) had short - lived resistance and others were long - lasting. This fits.
4. Between progress needing some men's support vs. majority men's support: The passage doesn't focus on this type of male support distinction. Eliminate.

So the correct option for Part A is 3. between prejudices against women that were easily overcome and prejudices that lasted a long time

We need to see how the contrast (prejudices easily overcome vs. long - lasting) helps develop the central idea (likely about women's suffrage and their struggle for rights). Let's analyze the options (even though some are cut off, we can infer):

• Option 1: If the contrast is about prejudices, it might show that even after some small victories (easily overcome prejudices), there were still long - lasting ones, so women had to keep fighting. This aligns with the central idea of women's ongoing struggle for their rights (like suffrage).
• The other option (option 2, partially visible) – "The contrast demonstrates that it was..." – without full text, but based on the first option, if the contrast is about different durations of prejudices, it shows that women's fight was continuous because not all prejudices were easily overcome. So option 1 makes sense as it shows why women kept fighting even after some progress (since some prejudices lasted long).

Answer:

1. between prejudices against women that were easily overcome and prejudices that lasted a long time

Part B (assuming the correct contrast from Part A is option 3)