Britain is a ______________________________, and monarchs are _____________________.Monarch reigns but does not __________________.

The reigns of Elizabeth Ⅰ and Victoria are two ages of glory in British history.

Paraphrase: At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment. — Benjamin Franklin

By describing the trial of Faithful in The Pilgrim’s Progress, who is presently condemned, John Bunyan intends to ____ A: To satirize the state trials in the reactionary reigns of Charles I and James I B: To satirize the state trials in the reactionary reigns of Charles II and James II C: To defend the English Revolution D: To condemn the judicial system of the time

After reading the passage, one would refrain from concluding that ______. A: Ph. D. s are not earning what they deserve in nonacademic positions B: colleges and universities employ a substantial number of Ph. D. dropouts C: a Ph. D. dropout, by and large, does not have what it takes to learn the degree D: optimism reigns in regard to getting Ph. D. dropouts to return to their pursuit of the degree