Question

select all the correct words in the passage. which two words or phrases in this excerpt from kurt vonneguts report on the barnhouse effect portray professor barnhouse as an exceptional person? there is an understandable tendency to look upon professor barnhouse as a supernatural visitation. the first church of barnhouse in los angeles has a congregation numbering in the thousands. he is godlike in neither appearance nor intellect. the man who disarms the world is single, shorter than the average american male, stout and averse to exercise. his i.q. is 143, which is good but certainly not sensational. he is quite mortal, about to celebrate his fortieth birthday, and in good health.

Explanation:

To determine the words or phrases that portray Professor Barnhouse as exceptional, we analyze each option:

• "supernatural visitation": This implies he is seen as other - worldly or beyond normal human, making him exceptional.
• "godlike": While the passage says he is not godlike in appearance or intellect, the fact that the term is used in relation to him (even in a negative comparison) and the context of him disarming the world suggests a sense of exceptionality. However, more directly, "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world" (but "disarms the world" is not an option here). Wait, looking at the options (the blue - highlighted words are the options? Wait, the question is to select from the passage. The relevant phrases: "supernatural visitation" portrays him as like a supernatural being, which is exceptional. "disarms the world" is an action that is extraordinary, but in the given text, the options (the words to choose from) are the ones in the passage. Wait, the user's image shows the passage with some words in blue: "single", "shorter than the average American male", "stout", "averse to exercise", "I.Q. is 143", "mortal". Wait, no, the question is "Which two words or phrases in this excerpt... portray Professor Barnhouse as an exceptional person?" So the correct ones are "supernatural visitation" (because being seen as a supernatural visitation is exceptional) and "disarms the world" (but "disarms the world" is part of the text: "The man who disarms the world..."). Wait, maybe the options are "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world", but in the text, the phrases to consider: "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world" (since disarming the world is an extraordinary feat). But looking at the passage, the first sentence: "There is an understandable tendency to look upon Professor Barnhouse as a supernatural visitation." And "The man who disarms the world...". So the two words or phrases are "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world". But maybe in the given options (the blue - colored words are not the correct ones, the correct ones are "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world". Wait, perhaps the user's question is to select from the passage, so the two correct phrases are "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world" (or maybe "supernatural visitation" and "godlike" but the passage says he is not godlike in appearance or intellect, but the term is used in relation to him). Wait, re - reading: "There is an understandable tendency to look upon Professor Barnhouse as a supernatural visitation." (this portrays him as exceptional, like a supernatural being) and "The man who disarms the world" (disarming the world is an exceptional action). So the two words or phrases are "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world". But maybe the answer is "supernatural visitation" and "disarms the world".

Answer:

supernatural visitation, disarms the world