AnswersSecond Semester English 11Reflecting on World War I

Building Vocabulary: Word Roots, Affixes, and Reference Materials Answers

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Read the sentence. As president of the Student Council for two years now, I think that it is time we try to establish a better system for spending our funds. What kind of appeal is the speaker using in this sentence?

A
ethos, an appeal based on the speaker’s character
B
logos, an appeal based on logic and reason
C
pathos, an appeal based on the audience’s emotions
D
eros, an appeal based on love
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Which excerpt from "War Message to Congress" expresses President Wilson's opinion?

A
Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it.
B
On the 3rd of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government.
C
[I]t . . . use[d] its submarines to sink every vessel that sought to approach either the ports of Great Britain and Ireland.
D
American ships have been sunk, American lives taken.
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Before Cambria entered the arena to watch the speech, she decided to turn her cell phone off. Cambria’s decision will help her

A
pay attention to the speaker.
B
prejudge the speaker.
C
avoid jumping to conclusions.
D
research the speaker’s topic.
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Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.” We have no quarrel with the German people. We have no feeling towards them but one of sympathy and friendship.Which is the best reason why President Wilson uses the word “we”?

A
It is the proper way to speak when giving a speech.
B
It is a filler word to help his speech flow better.
C
It is effective because it makes listeners feel unified.
D
It is used to calm the fears of the German government.
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Which excerpt from paragraphs 1 to 3 of Wilson’s "War Message to Congress" appeals most to the audience’s emotions?

A
On the 3rd of February last I officially laid before you the extraordinary announcement of the Imperial German Government . . .
B
American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of . . .
C
There has been no discrimination. The challenge is to all mankind. Each nation must decide for itself how it will meet it.
D
The choice we make for ourselves must be made with a moderation of counsel and a temperateness of judgment befitting our character and our motives as a nation.
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In the first and second paragraphs of "War Message to Congress," how does Wilson establish pathos, an appeal based on emotions?

A
He says to “put excited feelings away.”
B
He references his title and position.
C
He talks about the US lives lost.
D
He cites facts about the German aim.

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