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The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.e. Man invented writing because he wanted |
To be artistic
To write war song
To write literature
To record and communicate
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The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.d. The war song evolved out of |
Creative inspiration
There was no literature
Artistic urge
Yelling and shouting
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The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.c. The first war-song |
Was inspired by God
Developed spontaneously
Was a song traditionally handed down
Was composed by leading dancers
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The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.b. As for the war songs and prayers each generation. |
Added something of its own to the stock
Blindly repeated the songs and prayers
Composed its own songs and prayers
Repeated what has handed down to it
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The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.a.Before man invented writing |
Literature was passed on by word of month
Prayers were considered literature
Literature was just singing and dancing
There was no literature
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Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
COMMEND |
Censure
Condemn
Defy
Defame
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Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
TEDIOUS |
Pleasant
Lovely
Lively
Gay
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8 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
CHALLENGE |
Admire
Accept
Favour
Praise
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9 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
SANCTIFY |
Dedicate
Patronise
Venerate
Pollute
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10 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
OPULENT |
Wealthy
Poor
Sumptuous
Drooping
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11 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
CLARITY |
Exaggeration
Candour
Confusion
Reserve
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12 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
AMICABLE |
Cunning
Shy
Hostile
Crazy
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13 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
METICULOUS |
Slovenly
Meretricious
Shaggy
Mutual
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14 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
DEPRAVED |
Great
Enhanced
Moral
Prosperous
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15 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
UNREALISTIC |
Natural
Visionary
Reasonable
Actual
Intelligent
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16 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
VIVACIOUS |
Quarrelsome
Sober
Notorious
Drunken
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17 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
AROMATIC |
Tart
Disagreeable
Sour
Odorous
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18 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
GLUT |
Dearth
Limit
Drain
Supply
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19 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
LEVITY |
Stupidity
Gravity
Lofty
Absurdity
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20 |
Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.
CONSPICUOUS |
Indifferent
Harmless
Insignificant
Unknown
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