Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University

Question 1

Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University best substantiates his opinion that small businesses are moving the technological revolution?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

One of the largest personal computer firms in the United States was started by two college students, no older than you, in the garage behind their home.

Question 2

Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University shows that one purpose of the speech was to build connections between the Soviet Union and the US?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Our ties to you are more than ones of good feeling; they're ties of kinship.

Question 3

[BLANK]

Revolt · Accepted Answer

persuade

Question 4

The audience for President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University included young college students. This is important because one of the purposes of the speech was to

Revolt · Accepted Answer

encourage new ideas, and young people are more likely to accept new ideas.

Question 5

Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication. The renowned scientist, scholar, and founding father of this university, Mikhail Lomonosov, knew that. "It is common knowledge," he said, "that the achievements of science are considerable and rapid, particularly once the yoke of slavery is cast off and replaced by the freedom of philosophy." You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers. The Americans were members of Cook's last voyage on an expedition searching for an Arctic passage; on the island of Unalaska, they came upon the Russians, who took them in, and together with the native inhabitants, held a prayer service on the ice.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a substantiated opinion because Reagan quotes an expert.

Question 6

Which are important to consider when identifying the purpose of a speech? Select 4 options.cultural contextexpert opinioncentral ideaslanguageaudience

Revolt · Accepted Answer

cultural context; central ideas; language; audience

Question 7

Select 3 options.The underlined words in this excerpt are

Revolt · Accepted Answer

an example of procatalepsis.; used by Reagan to acknowledge an opposing view.; followed by a counterargument proving Reagan’s point.

Question 8

Both Americans and Soviet citizens listened to President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University. Which best describes the different purposes of the speech for American and Soviet audiences?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Reagan’s purpose was to remind Americans of their freedoms and to encourage Soviets to allow more individual freedom.

Question 9

One purpose of President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University was to

Revolt · Accepted Answer

persuade listeners to embrace democratic freedoms.

Rhetoric in Reagan's Address at Moscow State University Answers

More from this Course

TRY EDGENUITY HACKS