Peril

In Peril, how is hard power contrasted with soft power in relation to language?

• • A) Hard power involves using language for direct threats, while soft power involves persuasion and dialogue.

• • B) Hard power and soft power both use language the same way.

• • C) Soft power is less effective than hard power.

• • D) Both forms of power avoid using language.

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What is the relationship between soft power and language as depicted in Peril?

• • Soft power is only effective through physical force.

• • Language is irrelevant to soft power.

• • Hard power depends on language to function.

  • Answer: A) Language is a tool for soft power, influencing thought without physical coercion.

• • Language is a tool for soft power, influencing thought without physical coercion.

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In Peril, when language is described as "a system... living thing," this is an example of soft power because it shows how______

• • A) Language controls actions directly

• • B) Words have the power to shape thoughts and behaviors without force

• • C) Language dominates through physical power

• • D) Hard power strengthens over time

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Which of the following represents "soft power" in Morrison’s Peril?

• • Physical strength

• • Use of force

• • Influence through language and ideas

• • Political dominance

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What does "hard power" primarily rely on?

• • Persuasion and influence

• • Force and coercion

• • Diplomacy

• • Creativity

6. Which literary device is present in the phrase “oppressive language... does more than represent violence; it is violence”?

• • Simile

• • Metaphor

• • Allusion

• • Personification

• Allusion

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"The throne of raw power" is a_______ that alludes to_______

• metaphor, political authority and control

• simile, colonial rule

• metaphor, The fragility of leadership

• symbol, The responsibility of rulers

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All of the following global issues were mentioned in "Peril" EXCEPT:

• erasure of voices

• censorship

• war/slaughter

• social oppression

• climate change

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The phrase "Writers stanch the blood flow of war" suggests that writers:

• Cause conflicts to begin.
  

• Document the violence of war.
  

• Help stop or lessen the impact of war through their words.
  

• Encourage acts of war through their writing.

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The phrase "language that drinks blood" is an example of which literary device?

• • Hyperbole

• • Personification

• • Simile

• • Irony

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