EOC Study Guide (SPEECHES)

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In the "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King Jr. references which founding U.S. document to frame his argument for civil rights?

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The Declaration of Independence

Answer explanation

Dr.King says the promise that "all men are created equal" from the Declaration to highlight America's unfulfilled ideas.

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Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was delivered during which stage of the civil war?

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Following a pivotal union victory

Answer explanation

It was delivered after the Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point that shifted momentum to the Union side.

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In Winston Churchill’s 1940 speech, “We shall fight on the beaches,” what was he responding to?

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France’s surrender and the threat of a Nazi invasion

Answer explanation

Churchill aimed to rally British resolve after France fell to Nazi Germany, warning of a potential invasion.

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What rhetorical device is most prominent in JFK’s “Ask not what your country can do for you…” line?

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Antithesis

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Lincoln’s phrase “Four score and seven years ago” alludes to which significant American event? A. The Declaration of Independence in 1776, B. The signing of the U.S. Constitution, C. The war of 1812, D. The Louisiana Purchase

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The Declaration of Independence in 1776

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In his Berlin speech, Ronald Reagan’s “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” was directed at:

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Symbolically ending communism in Eastern Europe

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Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech challenged the dominant feminist rhetoric of her time by:

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Highlighting the exclusion of Black women from women’s rights discussions

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Nelson Mandela’s “I Am Prepared to Die” speech was delivered as part of his defense against what charge?

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Sabotage against the apartheid regime

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When Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he was aiming to:

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Restore public confidence during a banking crisis

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In her 2013 UN speech, Malala Yousafzai directly referenced which text as a source of strength and guidance?

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The Quran