"Day of Infamy" TEST QZ

What is rhetoric?

• The art of effective speaking and listening.

• The art of effective speaking and writing.

• The art of reading and persuading.

• The art of listening and speeches.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Roosevelt hopes the US will respond to the attack by...

• conducting a thorough investigation in order to better understand Japan's motives

• launching an attack on the Japanese mainland

• beginning development of nuclear weapons

• bolstering defenses & declaring war on Japan

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Roosevelt begins paragraphs 8-11 with little variation of the words "Last night, Japanese forces…" Why is this structure effective in helping Roosevelt make his argument?

• It emphasizes the brazenness of Japan's multiple attacks against the U.S. and its allies

• It allows the reader to determine which of Japan's offenses was most destructive.

• It contrasts Japan's behavior with that of the United States.

• It presents a clear plan of response to the Japanese attacks.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

"Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.

Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine islands.

Last night, the Japanese attacked Midway Island"

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF:

(a)  

What is Roosevelt's overall purpose in his speech?

• to inform Japan that the U.S. will take any means necessary to enact revenge

• to notify the American people of the losses suffered in the Japanese attacks

• to warn of impending danger in the form of more attacks from Japan and its allies

• to reassure the American people that actions are being taken to protect the country

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Which quote from the speech most directly supports Roosevelt's purpose?

• "The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific."

• "I regret to tell you that very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu."

• "I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us."

• "Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

When FDR says that America "will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again," he was:

• putting the entire country on a war footing.

• hinting at plans for a full-scale mobilization of America's armed forces

• assuring the public that American forces would never be subject to such a devastating surprise attack in the future

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What sentence in the speech repeats the idea of "a day which will live in infamy"?

• "Always will we remember that character of the onslaught against us."

• "No matter how long it may take us... the American People... will win."

• "The facts of yesterday speak for themselves."

• "The people of the United States have already formed their opinions..."

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is meant by the phrase "a date which will live in infamy"?

• a day that will be remembered as one of extreme dishonor and shame

• a day that will be honored

• a day that will be soon forgotten 

• a day that will be remembered in sadness

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is the effect of using the phrase "suddenly and deliberately"

in paragraph 1 of this speech?

• it emphasizes the different ways the US will fight.

• it exaggerates how the President feels about the Japanese.

• It describes the manner in which the attack occurred.

• It portrays an extreme fear of the enemy.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6