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Based on the passage, who is the primary audience?

A
nuclear engineers and physicists
B
Finnish energy regulators and taxpayers
C
US healthcare workers
D
people concerned about nuclear safety
E
Japanese cleanup and rescue workers
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What is the text’s exigence?

A
the construction of a nuclear plant in Finland
B
the dropping of the first atomic bomb in Japan
C
Europeans’ renewed interest in nuclear power
D
explosions at the Fukushima nuclear power plant
E
a massive nuclear disaster in Chernobyl
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Based on the passage, what is the speaker’s purpose?

A
to criticize European governments for pursuing nuclear power
B
to praise the Japanese workers cleaning up the Fukushima disaster
C
to remind the public about the unavoidable risks of nuclear power
D
to prevent the construction of a nuclear power plant in Finland
E
to condemn the Japanese government for the Fukushima disaster
4

The author’s rhetorical strategy in this passage relies primarily on

A
irony because “amazingly good cheer” is the opposite of what is expected.
B
emotional words because “calm” and “pragmatic” create a sense of peace.
C
an anecdote because quoting the report is like sharing a story.
D
exaggeration because “massive” and “annihilated” overstate the destruction.
E
invective because the writer wants to attack the nuclear power industry.
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A risk of the writer’s rhetorical strategy in this paragraph is that the audience may

A
believe that the situation is under control.
B
think the author is minimizing rescue efforts.
C
decide that the author is using fear to make a point.
D
be distracted by an irrelevant story.
E
conclude that the disaster is worse than it is.
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The rhetorical strategy in this passage relies primarily on using

A
invective.
B
wordplay.
C
sarcasm.
D
a relevant anecdote.
E
a worst-case scenario.
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A risk of the author’s rhetorical strategy in this paragraph is that the audience may

A
think that the author’s concerns are not real.
B
be offended by the author’s use of language.
C
decide that the author is exploiting their fears.
D
not understand the author’s sense of humor.
E
dismiss the author as uninformed.

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