WorksheetsThe Four Freedoms Speech
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What situation did Roosevelt face when he delivered the "Four Freedoms" speech?
a)
The world was preparing for war.
b)
The world was in the middle of a war, but the U.S. was not yet involved.
c)
The world was in the aftermath of a war.
d)
The world was negotiating the end of the war.
2.
In the "Four Freedoms" speech, what does Roosevelt argue will happen if allies of the U.S. fail to achieve their aims?
a)
Most of the world would be ruled by the enemy.
b)
The enemy would try to conquer the United States.
c)
The enemy would dig in to hold the territory it had conquered.
d)
Other countries around the world would rise up against the enemy.
3.
What is the tone of FDR's speech?
a)
Urgent
b)
Hopeful
c)
Indifferent
d)
Joyous
4.
What were the Four Freedoms addressed in his speech?
a)
Life, Liberty, Pursuit, Happiness
b)
Speech, religion, freedom from fear and want
c)
To live, to eat, to pray, to love
d)
Love, Family, Power, Country
5.
What attitude does FDR criticize as "softheaded?"
a)
forming alliances with other countries
b)
avoiding war in hopes of staying safe
c)
being too aggressive towards enemies
d)
focusing on other countries instead of one's own
6.
What is the main goal of disarmament?
a)
limiting weapons to achieve peace
b)
two armed groups are fighting for control
c)
it fools or convinces people
d)
giving-in to demands to keep peace
7.
What is one way to know if propaganda has been effective?
a)
limiting weapons to achieve peace
b)
two armed groups are fighting for control
c)
it fools or convinces people
d)
giving-in to demands to keep peace
8.
Which is the best example of turmoil?
a)
limiting weapons to achieve peace
b)
two armed groups fighting for control
c)
fooling or convincing people
d)
giving-in to demands to keep peace
9.
What is an example of appeasement?
a)
limiting weapons to achieve peace
b)
two armed groups fighting for control
c)
fooling or convincing people
d)
giving-in to demands to keep peace
10.
Language designed to motivate, persuade, or inform is?
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Rhetoric
d)
Pathos
11.
Who taught that a speaker’s ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas?
a)
Aristotle
b)
Socrates
c)
Plato
d)
Descartes
12.
A set of moral beliefs, attitudes, habits, authority, credibility, trustworthiness, and respect.
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Rhetoric
d)
Pathos
13.
Persuasion by emotional appeal
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Rhetoric
d)
Pathos
14.
When a speaker cites scientific data, methodically walks through the line of reasoning behind their argument, or precisely recounts historical events relevant to their argument
a)
Ethos
b)
Logos
c)
Rhetoric
d)
Pathos
15.
"Therefore, as your President, performing, my constitutional duty to "give to the Congress information of the state of the Union,"
Which rhetorical appeal is Roosevelt using?
a)
Ethos
b)
Pathos
c)
Logos
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