Question

Based on context clues, what is the best definition of pinnace as used in this passage from Drake's Great Armada by Captain Walter Bigge? The General caused the Vice-Admiral to go with the pinnaces well manned to see what they were; who upon sight of the said pinnaces approaching near unto them, abandoned for the most part all their ships, being Frenchmen, laden all with salt, and bound homewards into France.
A. a type of sword
B. a type of sail
C. a type of compass
D. a type of boat

Which answer choice best summarizes the worldview expressed in Naturalist writings?

A. Nature is benevolent and human beings are essentially good.
B. The world is a violent place and human beings are victims of forces beyond their control.
C. The world is ordered by a divine being and people's fates are predetermined.
D. Human beings are born with basic rights and governments derive their power from the will of the people.

Which answer choice best states the types of characters and conflicts commonly addressed by Realist and Naturalist writers?

A. royal or noble characters who face a series of mysterious tests
B. one-dimensional characters who face symbolic conflicts
C. heroic characters who triumph against all odds
B. ordinary characters who face realistic conflicts

Answer 1

The answer for #1 is B. a type of sail. And for #2 the answer is A. royal or noble characters who face a series of mysterious tests.