EDGE LEVEL C UNIT 3.2 - WHAT PRICE LOYALTY?

What is the main purpose of a news commentary?

• to provide an opinion about an event or issue

• to tell an interesting story about something historic

• to present the positive and negative sides of a story

• to provide several points of view about something important

Which of these sentences uses opinionated language?

• Often these loyalties reinforce each other.

• In the Civil War, Northerners swore fealty to the federal union.

• In the abstract, loyalty is a virtue; nobody advocates disloyalty.

• We should be suspicious of glib claims of loyalty to principle.

Which of these statements expresses an opinion of the author?

• Loyalty has been a concern throughout American history.

• That is appropriate conduct for thinking men and women in a free land.

• The Declaration of Independence was an act of disloyalty toward the British Crown.

• Dissenters such as Martin Luther King, Jr., have been accused of disloyalty because they disobeyed the law.

The historical information in the commentary supports the author's opinion that

• many heroes from history were actually disloyal.

• loyalty to freedom is the most important form of loyalty.

• there are many types of loyalty that must all be honored.

• loyalties are complicated and must be examined in context.

"What Price Loyalty?" examines

• the role of loyalty in society.

• what causes people to be disloyal.

• why individuals should value loyalty.

• why people should follow loyalty blindly.

According to Pomper, what should people do when their loyalties conflict?

• stand by their friends

• stick to their principles

• determine what is lawful behavior

• examine the consequences of each decision

Which word best describes the author's commentary in "What Price Loyalty?"

• humorous

• rebellious

• thoughtful

• controversial