2. choose the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics. that he could do something so contemptible was hard to believe. (1 point) worthy of respect deserving to be despised amazing amusing

Although there is not word in italics, I believe you are referring to the word "contemptible" - based on the options that you have been given. The phrase that best matches that word is deserving to be despised. Something contemptible is something that is worthy of contempt, or, in other words, something that deserves to be despised or disdained.

The term comes from the Latin word contemnere, which can be translated as "to disdain" or "to scorn."

"soon, he, too, was filled with a new determination; storey borrowed money from friends, dug out some old type from his barn, and had the times publishing again on october 18."

Explanation:

The detail from Jim Murphy's The Great Fire best supports this thesis is "soon, he, too, was filled with a new determination; storey borrowed money from friends, dug out some old type from his storage, and had the times publishing again on october 18."

Chicago fire of 1871 was an extensive fire that burned in Chicago and American city during October 8 to October 10,1871. The fire killed roughly 300 people and destroyed approximately 3.3 square miles of Chicago city and subsequently left over 100,000 residents homeless