Father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire.
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“Never mind, dear,” said his wife soothingly; “perhaps you’ll win the next one.”
What do the following lines mainly reveal about Mrs. White?
She is typically a busy-body and does not have time for her family.
She is elderly and needs her husband and son to care for her often.
She is typically more reserved and passive than her husband.
She cares about etiquette and properness more than Mr. White.
Answer:
She is typically more reserved and passive than her husband.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt, Mr. White is playing a game of chess with his son and believes in playing a radical game by putting the King in danger and he played so radically that he even got a comment from the woman that was knitting by the fire.
Mrs. White's response to her husband which was to encourage him that he would win next time shows that she is more reserved and passive than her husband.
Answer:
Hal Marcovitz, the Rise of Julius Caesar
'Roman historian Appian lamented, “The people hoped that [Caesar] would also give them back democracy, just as Sulla had done, who had achieved a position of equal power. However, they were disappointed in this.”'
This shows Caesar was just as bad as Sulla. People were hoping that they would get back their democracy but Caesar didn't give it back much to their chagrin.
Hal Marcovitz, the Rise of Julius Caesar
"As Caesar made his way back to Rome, the Senate ordered him to disband his army. Caesar refused. Instead, on January 10 in 49 BCE, Caesar led his army in an attack on Rome."
This shows that instead of listening to the senate and following orders, he instead got things done through fear tactics.
Explanation:
1. A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, for example in railway carriages (see Wikipedia).
2. A restricted tract of land that allows passage between two places.
3. military, historical, rare The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
I would interpret it as how people only look at reality, not what's inside or what they can't see.
