Practice Test 2

In the "Iron Curtain" speech, Churchill mentions the "danger which threatens cottage homes and ordinary people" in paragraph 1 to -

• create an image of freedom and peace in the listener's mind

• appeal to the audience's emotions by instilling fear

• assume that all of his supporters agree with his premise

• describe the possible fate of every democracy

According to Churchill's speech, people who live under a "police government" are -

• deprived of basic freedoms enjoyed by others

• unable to work at a job of their choice

• prohibited from holding any public office

• forced to live in government-supplied housing

consecrate /kon si krat/ verb

1. to make sacred; dedicate to a deity 2. to make an object of honor or reverence; establish by tradition 3. to devote or dedicate to some purpose 4. to admit or ordain to a religious office or position in a church

Which definition fits the word consecrate in paragraph 4?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

Which sentence should be included in a summary of churchill's speech?

• Freedom of speech should be a given right for every person

• Tyrannical governments violate everyone's right to liberty

• The American Declaration of Independence outlines principles of freedom.

• A nation's laws should be approved by the majority of citizens

In President Reagan's Address to the British Parliment, which statement is based on a false assumption?

• Yet optimism is in order, because day by day democracy is proving itself to be a not-at-all fragile flower

• The strength of the solidarity movement in Poland demonstrates the truth told in an underground joke in the Soviet Union

• Historians looking back at our time will note the consistent restraint and peaceful intentions of the West.

• Sir Winston Churchill refused to accept the inevitability of war or even that it was imminent.

In President Reagan's speech, he quotes Winston Churchill to make the point that -

• the soviet Union plans to take over the world by any means necessary

• everyone has the right to bear arms for self-defense

• actions committed by tyrannical nations must be condemned

• democracy can be achieved without going to war

In their speeches, both Churchill and Reagan emphasize that people in free nations should be able to -

• defend their nation through service

• vote in free and fair elections

• participate in a trial by jury

• march in political demonstrations

Based on these two speeches, Churchill and Reagan would most likely agree with which of these statements?

• Democratic principles may not work in all nations

• Tyranny will ultimately lead to democracy's downfall

• It is necessary to remove tyrannical leader by force

• Government by tyranny violates people's civil rights

In these speeches, both Churchill and Reagan conclude that it is important to -

• abide by historical documents

• provide aid to people in other nations

• maintain peaceful relations

• appoint new leaders every few years

In both of these speeches, the purpose is to -

• promote democracy as the best form of government

• explain why tyranny threatens the entire world

• explain how war with tyrannical nations can be avoided

• dismiss tyranny as a passing phase