Noble speech

Who created dynamite and what did they call him?

• Al gore , Noble communities

• A wealthy investor, Merchant of Death

• Al Gore , the merchant of death

• He had no name he was unknown

Who created dynamite and what did they call him?

How is the video of Al Gore’s Nobel acceptance speech similar to the text of his Nobel speech?

• The format is the same.

• The content is the same.

• The medium is the same.

• The appearance is the same.

Which of the following phrases from Gore’s Nobel speech convey strong emotion? Choose three options.

• increasing alarm

• quantities of coal

• climate crisis

• extraordinary threat

• hometown paper

Near the end of his Nobel speech, why does Gore criticize the United States and China?

• The countries do not encourage other nations to help solve the environmental crisis.

• The countries fail to attend international meetings to discuss global warming concerns.

• The countries refuse to share useful renewable energy technologies with other nations.

• The countries emit the most CO2 in the world but do little to control its negative impact.

What is the main topic of Gore’s Nobel speech?

• water pollution

• climate change

• political conflict

• renewable energy

When a situation has urgency, it...

• Must be addressed immediately

• Can be put off

• Is the only thing people will worry about

• Is impossible to figure out

An appeal to emotion would involve...

• strong words and images that affect our feelings

• quotes and statistics from experts (scientists, scholars, etc)

• facts and logic (ex. cause and effect, problem-solution)

• a statement that something is true

The prefix uni- means...

• all

• made of similar material

• having or consisting of only one

• to join

Read the following sentence from Gore’s Nobel speech.

In every land, the truth—once known—has the power to set us free.

What is most likely the point that Gore is making with this statement?

• Freedom is more important than acknowledging truth.

• Truth should only be shared with certain individuals.

• People who become aware of the truth can change.

• Every nation has a different understanding of truth.