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AP English Language and Composition: Passage Drill 2, Problem 9. According to the speaker, which of the following facts would "dissipate the illusion"?
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- 00:00
[ musical flourish ]
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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by guilt.
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We feel bad for even mentioning it.
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All right. Check out the following passage. And we're reading...
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[ mumbles ]
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- 00:18
[ mumbling continues ]
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Okay, we done? Come on. Come on.
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All right, we're done.
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According to the speaker, which of the following facts would "dissipate the illusion"?
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See that on line 27? Hmm? Hmm?
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All right, well here are the following answers. Pick one.
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Hit your dartboard.
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Close your eyes and... heave.
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All right. So what's this question asking?
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Well, it's giving us five "facts"
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mentioned in the passage and wants to know which one would
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"dissipate the illusion,"
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as said in line 27.
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If we wanna know what's dissipating, or destroying, the illusion,
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uh, we should probably start by figuring out what the illusion is.
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So let's get in touch with our inner David Copperfield.
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Right now, line 27, it says that
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"Charles felt assured of victory"
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but "he might have discovered much to dissipate the illusion."
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In other words, he thought he was gonna win the war no problemo,
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but if he'd known what was really going on, he might not have been so cocky.
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Okay, now, what is it exactly that the king
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isn't taking into account?
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Well, if we keep reading, it says,
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"had he considered their habits or been acquainted with their real but unavowed sentiments."
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Hmm. We're talking about the gentry here -
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mucky mucks - and their ability to be successful in battle.
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By suggesting that they have some [ clears throat ]
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questionable habits and that their hearts may not be in the right place,
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well, yeah, that would certainly be enough to dissipate the king's illusion.
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Like his soldiers weren't as good as he thought they were.
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And looking down the answer choices, bingo, answer E is just what we're looking for.
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Abra cadabra.
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[ woop ]
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