"A Contribution to Statistics"; "And Yet the Books"

Multiple Choice:
"A Contribution to Statistics"
1.) Which of the following words best describes the authors view of humanity? (1 Point)
a.) altruistic
b.) optimistic
c.) pessimistic
d.) realistic

Read the following line from "A Contribution to Statistics"
glad to lend a hand
if it doesn't take to long
-as high as forty-nine,
always good
because they can't be otherwise
-four, well maybe five,
2.) The speaker shares high and low statistical data most likely to (1 Point)
a.) convince the reader that people are usually helpful to others.
b.) present a balanced perspective of human qualities.
c.) highlight the fact that most people lead very busy lives.
d.) show that goodness can be found in almost everyone.

3.) Which of the following lines from the poem best supports the theme of lost virtues? (1 Point)
a.) "those who always know better
-fifty two"
b.) "able to admire without envy
-eighteen"
c.) "take only things from life
-thirty
(I wish I were wrong)"
d.) "mortal
-a hundred out of a hundred.
Thus far figure remains unchanged."