Cumulative Exam — Cumulative exam

Question 40 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

Which excerpt from "What the Black Man Wants" best summarizes the speech?

Answer

I do not know, from what has been said, that there is any difference of opinion as to the duty of abolitionists, at the present moment.

How can we get up any difference at this point, or at any point, where we are so united, so agreed?

I am for the “immediate, unconditional, and universal” enfranchisement of the black man, in every State in the Union.

Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because some one else is deprived of that privilege?

Explanation

The speech’s central argument is that Black men should have the right to vote immediately and without restrictions. Choice C states this main demand directly: “immediate, unconditional, and universal” enfranchisement in every state. The other excerpts address agreement among abolitionists or pose a supporting question, rather than summarizing the speech’s central point.

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