Writing an Argumentative Essay about the Nobel Prize in Literature — Unit test
Question 11 • English 10 B E-Learning
Read the passage from Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down This Wall" speech.Perhaps this gets to the root of the matter, to the most fundamental distinction of all between East and West. The totalitarian world produces backwardness because it does such violence to the spirit, thwarting the human impulse to create, to enjoy, to worship. The totalitarian world finds even symbols of love and of worship an affront. . . .As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner, "This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality." Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.
Answer
A
to threaten the Soviet Union
B
to urge an end to communism
C
to explain why he is visiting Berlin
D
to applaud small acts of resistance
Explanation
Reagan contrasts the restrictions of totalitarian rule with the human desire for creativity, worship, and freedom. By declaring that the Berlin Wall cannot withstand freedom and calling for it to fall, he is urging an end to communism and its oppressive system. The graffiti is mentioned as supporting evidence, not as the main purpose of the passage.
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