Question

1. what connection does the author make between name message boards and ancient romans?

a. she explains how name message boards feature names that ancient romans believed to be powerful.
b. she demonstrates that name message boards reject the superstitions that ancient romans had about names.
c. she contrasts the optimism of the users of name message boards with the pessimism of ancient romans toward names.
d. she explains the belief held by both users of name message boards and ancient romans that names have predictive power.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: There's no indication name message boards use names Romans thought powerful. Eliminate.
• Option B: The question is about a connection, not rejection. Eliminate.
• Option C: No contrast of optimism/pessimism is mentioned. Eliminate.
• Option D: If both name message board users and ancient Romans believe names have predictive power, that's a connection. This fits the "connection" the question asks about.

Answer:

D. She explains the belief held by both users of name message boards and ancient Romans that names have predictive power.