Question 9 of 10Read this excerpt from a speech by President George W. Bush:Americans have known surprise attacks — but never before on thousands of civilians. All of this was brought upon a single day — and night fell on a different world, a world where freedom itself is under attack.Which phrase is most clearly meant to evoke fear in the listener?A.Night fell on a different worldB.Freedom itself is under attackC.Surprise attacksD.Thousands of civiliansSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

One of the principal effects of 9/11 was instilling in Americans a fear that their personal security was at greater risk than ever before. Many aspects of the post-9/11 world are indeed new, but the fear it evokes echoes that felt by prior generations. At times the country has met those fears while still holding fast to its core democratic principles. Other times, fear has overruled American principles, especially the protection of individual freedoms. The most important legacy of the American experience following 9/11 will not be the novelty of fear, but rather how well the country copes with that fear while adhering to its constitutional framework.Given how searing the 9/11 experience was, it is sometimes hard to remember that prior generations of Americans didn’t always sleep soundly either. Pearl Harbor is an often-cited example, but it joins many other moments of intense fear in U.S. history. During the 40-plus years of the Cold War, American school children practiced “duck and cover” drills the way today’s kids might practice school lock-downs. As a teenage in the 1980s, I joined Sting in hoping we could avert a nuclear holocaust if “the Russians love their children, too.”With the collapse of the Soviet Union, other threats in the United States soon appeared: the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, and the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park bombing, to name just a few. During the 1990s, some in the military liked to refer to the United States as a “homeland sanctuary;” after 9/11, many talk about the end of that sanctuary.True, the country has experienced fewer external threats to its population than have most other nations. But it’s a misconception to think that the American sense of external threat is new.Kathleen Hicks, “What Will Americans Do About Their Fear of Terrorism?” The Atlantic Monthly, 2016.QuestionThe experience of those who lived through 9/11 needs to create which of the following outcomes, according to the author of the passage?ResponsesCitizens should not let their fear of another terror attack override the country’s ability to adhere to the civil liberties protections outlined in the Constitution.Citizens should not let their fear of another terror attack override the country’s ability to adhere to the civil liberties protections outlined in the Constitution.Citizens need to acknowledge that the 9/11 attack was a unique event and work to develop a new strategy to combat future terror attacks.Citizens need to acknowledge that the 9/11 attack was a unique event and work to develop a new strategy to combat future terror attacks.Citizens have to be willing to sacrifice some civil liberties in order to protect the country from future terroristic attacks.Citizens have to be willing to sacrifice some civil liberties in order to protect the country from future terroristic attacks.Citizens can rely on the government to develop plans to protect them in the event of a future attack on the United States.

Read the following excerpt from a speech by a national leader:Today we are at war. The seriousness of this situation cannot be overstated. We are in danger, and events are uncertain. Recently the enemy has been prevailing, as evidenced by their victories last week. But I can assure you with the faith only an American can have that we will prevail. The world depends on us to provide inspiration to them, and we have never let them down.Based on the word choices in this excerpt, which of the following does the speaker most likely assume about his audience?A.They are unfamiliar with the events mentioned.B.They feel optimistic about the future.C.They are largely an American audience.D.They dispute his understanding of the nature of the events.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Question 8 of 10What historical reality did both Harry S. Truman and George W. Bush face when they gave speeches to the American public?A.Sending troops to another countryB.Warning citizens about the threat of terrorismC.Requesting that people enlist in the military serviceD.Explaining America's vulnerability to surprise attacksSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

The experience of those who lived through 9/11 needs to create which of the following outcomes, according to the author of the passage?ResponsesCitizens should not let their fear of another terror attack override the country’s ability to adhere to the civil liberties protections outlined in the Constitution.Citizens should not let their fear of another terror attack override the country’s ability to adhere to the civil liberties protections outlined in the Constitution.Citizens need to acknowledge that the 9/11 attack was a unique event and work to develop a new strategy to combat future terror attacks.Citizens need to acknowledge that the 9/11 attack was a unique event and work to develop a new strategy to combat future terror attacks.Citizens have to be willing to sacrifice some civil liberties in order to protect the country from future terroristic attacks.Citizens have to be willing to sacrifice some civil liberties in order to protect the country from future terroristic attacks.Citizens can rely on the government to develop plans to protect them in the event of a future attack on the United States.

Question 5 of 10Read this passage from FDR's Fireside Chat after the attack on Pearl Harbor:I said that we "will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again." In order to achieve that certainty, we must begin the great task that is before us by abandoning once and for all the illusion that we can ever again isolate ourselves from the rest of humanity.Which idea from this passage is implicit?A.America must defend its democratic rights.B.America will fight anytime freedom is threatened in our country as well as in other countries.C.No war will be fought again after this one ends in victory.D.War is the only answer when freedoms have been threatened both at home and abroad.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS