Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.
<em>[T]he Germans committed some blunders in the way they sent their secret radio messages, giving the British help in their task. The first mistake of German intelligence was the error of arrogance, believing that the British were not up to the challenge of deciphering their messages. Another mistake they made was sending duplicates and even triplicates of some of their messages, with each one using a different cipher key.</em>
Question: Which word best describes the tone of the passage?
Options:
- Critical
- Apologetic
- Objective
- Discouraged
Answer: The correct answer is: <u>Critical.</u>
Explanation: A critical tone is used to express an analysis of merits and faults of something or someone. The passage talks about The German's secret radio messages against the British. It expresses adverse and disapproving comments towards the Germans, by mentioning that The German intelligence was arrogant and that they committed terrible mistakes in the way they sent their secret radio messages.
Answer:
Hoarding office supplies so that you do not run out of them.
Explanation:
It is unethical and could make work difficult for other employees.
Answer: Everyone lives in misery and fear. At that point, Winston believes he may be fantasizing, believing and seeing things that are not really there, because the only official record is from The Party. Winston suspects that history to be false, but then begins to doubt himself.
Answer:
The First Option
Explanation:
Because the others are all features of the human condition that contribute to the undesirable aspects of the state of nature
