5 english questions (set 3 )
(16.) Review the excerpt from Reagan’s “Tear Down This Wall” speech:
We come to Berlin, we American presidents, because it’s our duty to speak, in this place, of freedom. But I must confess, we’re drawn here by other things as well: by the feeling of history in this city, more than 500 years older than our own nation; by the beauty of the Grunewald and the Tiergarten; most of all, by your courage and determination.
What Aristotelian appeals are used in this excerpt?
1. The first sentence uses a logical appeal; the second sentence uses an emotional appeal.
2. The first sentence uses a credibility-based appeal; the second sentence uses a logical appeal.
3. The first sentence uses an emotional appeal; the second sentence uses a credibility-based appeal.
4. The first sentence uses a credibility-based appeal; the second sentence uses an emotional appeal
(17.) What position is communicated by Eisenhower in “The Chance for Peace”?
1. The Soviet government will never change while it is under the direction of Gorbachev.
2. Soviet policies have created a worldwide atmosphere of fear.
3. The United States should do more to assure the Soviets of their good intentions.
4. The United States will not offer support to nations currently under Soviet control.
(18.) Read the excerpt from the newspaper article “Reagan praises soldiers in Berlin”:
Boy Scouts Joey Kelly and Mark Bass, who volunteered to pick up trash at the event, were worried about not seeing the president.
“We’re short and with all these people, I don’t know. We will have to find a good spot to stand,” Kelly said before Reagan arrived.
What type of evidence is represented in the excerpt?
1. example
2. testimony
3. analogy
4. statistics
(19.)Read the excerpt from the newspaper article “Reagan praises soldiers in Berlin”:
“To the 14,000 servicemembers in Berlin, I want to thank them and reassure the Berliners that the troops will be here as long as they are needed by the city of Berlin,” Reagan said.
What type of evidence is represented in the excerpt?
1. fact
2. testimony
3. expert testimony
4. statistics
