ead this passage:And our only miserable consolation was that we believed that Auschwitz and Treblinka were closely guarded secrets; that the leaders of the free world did not know what was going on behind those black gates and barbed wire; that they had no knowledge of the war against the Jews that Hitler's armies and their accomplices waged as part of the war against the Allies.If they knew, we thought, surely those leaders would have moved heaven and earth to intervene. They would have spoken out with great outrage and conviction. They would have bombed the railways leading to Birkenau, just the railways, just once.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999What type of appeal is Wiesel making by using the underlined words in the passage?A.PathosB.Rhetorical questionC.LogosD.Ethos

And our only miserable consolation was that we believed that Auschwitz and Treblinka were closely guarded secrets; that the leaders of the free world did not know what was going on behind those black gates and barbed wire; that they had no knowledge of the war against the Jews that Hitler's armies and their accomplices waged as part of the war against the Allies.If they knew, we thought, surely those leaders would have moved heaven and earth to intervene. They would have spoken out with great outrage and conviction. They would have bombed the railways leading to Birkenau, just the railways, just once.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999Which phrase from the passage most clearly uses pathos to persuade the audience?A.black gates and barbed wireB.Auschwitz and TreblinkaC.the leaders of the free worldD.Hitler's armies and their accomplicesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage:Fifty-four years ago to the day, a young Jewish boy from a small town in the Carpathian Mountains woke up, not far from Goethe's beloved Weimar, in a place of eternal infamy called Buchenwald. He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again. Liberated a day earlier by American soldiers, he remembers their rage at what they saw. And even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion. Though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999Why does Wiesel begin "The Perils of Indifference" by thanking the U.S. soldiers who freed him from the concentration camp as a child?A.To appeal to the audience who were mostly from the United StatesB.To tell the U.S. audience that the United States should no longer be proud of its actionsC.To inform the international audience that U.S. soldiers helped himD.To reprimand the soldiers of other countries who did nothing to help

At one point, upon arrival at Auschwitz, the prisoners considered revolting. What stopped them? What would you have done? Why?

Fifty-four years ago to the day, a young Jewish boy from a small town in the Carpathian Mountains woke up, not far from Goethe's beloved Weimar, in a place of eternal infamy called Buchenwald. He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again. Liberated a day earlier by American soldiers, he remembers their rage at what they saw. And even if he lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to them for that rage, and also for their compassion. Though he did not understand their language, their eyes told him what he needed to know that they, too, would remember, and bear witness.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999Why does Wiesel begin "The Perils of Indifference" by thanking the U.S. soldiers who freed him from the concentration camp as a child?A.To reprimand the soldiers of other countries who did nothing to helpB.To appeal to the audience who were mostly from the United StatesC.To inform the international audience that U.S. soldiers helped himD.To tell the U.S. audience that the United States should no longer be proud of its actionsSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which of the following explains why Hitler had reason to be angry about events at Dunkirk?