The following sentence communicates a(n) __________ tone.

"This movement is nourished by the contemporary frustration over the continued existence of racial discrimination."

refreshing

obsessive

informative

easygoing








A thermostat is a device used to adjust the temperature indoors. Which of the following explanations best interprets the author's intended meaning in the bolded words in following sentence?

"The Church was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society."

Society needs more churches in order to be truly transformed.

The church measured the morals of individuals within a society.

The church had power to influence what happened in society.

Society was a reflection of what was happening within churches.