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QuizMultiple Choice

Speaking and Listening: Evaluating a Speaker

Question 10 • IC English 11 - Deering

Read the excerpt from President Woodrow Wilson’s speech, “War Message to Congress.” It is a war against all nations. American ships have been sunk, American lives taken, in ways which it has stirred us very deeply to learn of, but the ships and people of other neutral and friendly nations have been sunk and overwhelmed in the waters in the same way. There has been no discrimination.Which emotion is President Wilson most likely trying to evoke in his listeners?

Answer
A
sadness
B
pity
C
trust
D
remorse

Explanation

Wilson describes American ships being sunk and American lives being lost, emphasizing the harm caused by the war. He also notes that people from other neutral and friendly nations have suffered in the same way. These losses are meant to evoke sadness in his listeners; pity focuses more specifically on feeling sorry for someone, while trust and remorse do not fit the passage as well.

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