Central Ideas And Context: Utopia

The central idea of this excerpt is that Utopians make a regular effort to care for those in need. Which detail best supports this central idea? In their great council at Amaurot, to which there are three sent from every town once a year, they examine what towns abound in provisions and what are under any scarcity, that so the one may be furnished from the other; and this is done freely, without any sort of exchange; for, according to their plenty or scarcity, they supply or are supplied from one another, so that indeed the whole island is, as it were, one family.

Which should be included in a critique? Check all that apply.

When writing a critique, a reader first finds the central idea and supporting details, then

Which statement provides a critique of the central idea? Central idea: Utopians distribute wealth to care for all people.

Which line from Utopia is an example of an analogy?

To critique a text, readers

Thomas More's fictional text about a society governed by reason and order is most likely a response to the conflict between

Which line from Utopia is an example of an anecdote?

A text's central ideas are always

Which historical fact will best help readers understand this excerpt? The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity; whereas, on the contrary, it is their opinion that Nature, as an indulgent parent, has freely given us all the best things in great abundance, such as water and earth, but has laid up and hid from us the things that are vain and useless.