Inaugural Address By President John F. Kennedy 1961

What does the term "subversion" mean as used in the text?

• an act undermining the power of an authority

• independent state

• insulting or critical language

• authority

What does the term "invective" mean as used in the text?

• an act undermining the power of an authority

• independent state

• insulting or critical language

• authority

What does the term "writ" mean as used in the text?

• an act undermining the power of an authority

• independent state

• insulting or critical language

• authority

At the time of President Kennedy’s inauguration, many were concerned about nuclear and atom ______.

• bombs

• weapons

• missiles

Belabor (verb) means to argue ______.

A biblical reference to “The Book of Isaiah,” which emphasizes a message of ______.

• salvation

• destruction

• hope

A position on a beach from where an attack can be launched is called a ______.

• beachhead

• fortress

• bunker

Endeavor (noun) means an attempt to accomplish ______.

• something

• nothing

• everything

In his speech, how does Kennedy build his claim that the United States will defend "freedom in its hour of maximum danger" (Paragraph 25)?

• by arguing that the U.S. must enforce international law across the world since the United States is the lone superpower in the world

• by demonstrating that the poverty which many people suffer from is an obstacle to true freedom

• by stating that the U.S. will play an active role in fighting groups that are opposed to freedom, and by supporting groups that are fighting for freedom

• by demanding that the adversaries of the United States be more willing to negotiate, or else there will be war

Which phrase from the text provides the best support to the answer to Part A?

• "Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty." (Paragraph 5)

• "To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves." (Paragraph 9)

• "A new world of law, where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved." (Paragraph 20)

• "Not as a call to bear arms, though arms we need—not as a call to battle, though embattled we are" (Paragraph 23)