Author’s Purpose and Viewpoint in The Dark Game, Part 3 — Unit test
Question 14 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles.Yet, by the time Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than American battle deaths in all other wars from the Revolution through the Vietnam War.
Answer
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to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts
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to persuade readers of the seriousness of the American Civil War
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to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle
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to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in Appomattox, Virginia
Explanation
The excerpt emphasizes the enormous number of deaths in the Civil War: about 620,000 soldiers died, more than the American battle deaths in all other wars from the Revolution through Vietnam combined. This comparison highlights how serious and devastating the Civil War was. Therefore, the author’s purpose is to persuade readers of the seriousness of the American Civil War, not to entertain them or encourage tourism.
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