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Question 1 of 6What is the essay's central claim? Question 2 of 6Which of these does the essay give as a sign of the war in homes? Question 3 of 6Why does the author say the victors are "or those who present themselves as such"? Question 4 of 6What contrast does the author draw between marble and unsung songs? Question 5 of 6What does the image of the wound festering under the bandage argue? Question 6 of 6What does "waiting for a new generation to inherit it" imply? Vocabularyتُخَزِّنُstores
الطَّحِينflour
الْحِصَارsiege
الْمُنْتَصِرُونthe victors
نُصُب تِذْكَارِيّmemorial
مَحْفُورَةcarved, engraved
الرُّخَامmarble
مَهْجُورabandoned
نَبْشdigging up
تَلْتَئِمُheal (of wounds)
الضِّمَادbandage
مُتَخَاصِمَةat odds, feuding
يَرِثُinherits