Perils of Indifference

Which of the following is false about Elie Wiesel?

• He was a holocaust survivor.

• He lost his father, mother, and younger sister.

• He wrote Night.

• He did not escape the Holocaust.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is true about the location the speech was given?

• East Room of White House.

• Congress

• in Germany

• Unknown

Which of the following is not true about the speech?

• Speaker: Elie Wiesel

• President at the time: Bill Clinton

• Given on April 12,1999

• not given in front of an audience

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following defines indifference?

• Acting

• No care

• Filled with emotion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best supports the claim that indifference is tempting?

• "It is so much easier to avoid rude interruptions to our work".

• "Indifference is not a beginning, it is an end".

• "Indifference, then, is not only a sin, it is a punishment."

• "And, therefore, their lives are meaningless."

Which of the following best supports the claim that anger is better than indifference?

• "But indifference is never creative".

• "Indifference is not a response."

• "Anger can cause one to write a great poem, symphony..."

• "You fight it. You denounce it."

"It is, after all, awkward, troublesome, to be involved in another person's pain and despair". Shows...

• It is easier to be angry and get involved.

• Indifference is a choice.

• It is easier to be indifferent to another's pain.

• Indifference is not an option.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Mr. President, Mrs. Clinton, members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke". The above list is showing

• the speaker

• the audience

• the setting

• the tone

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following shows that the speech is written in first person from first person perspective?

• "And I thank all of you for being here".

• "And now I stand before you, Mr. President".

• "Gratitude is a word that I cherish".

• "He will always be grateful to them for that rage."

What is a claim?

• The evidence

• The quote

• The main argument

• The analysis