And so, once again, I think of the young Jewish boy from the Carpathian Mountains. He has accompanied the old man I have become throughout these years of quest and struggle. And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hope.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999How does Wiesel persuade his audience in this passage?A.By providing an emotional imageB.By apologizing for his opinionsC.By reminding people that he is an expertD.By giving people facts about his life

Read this passage:And so, once again, I think of the young Jewish boy from the Carpathian Mountains. He has accompanied the old man I have become throughout these years of quest and struggle. And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hope.Elie Wiesel, "The Perils of Indifference," 1999Which kind of rhetorical appeal is Wiesel most clearly using in this passage?A.PathosB.LogosC.EthosD.Connotation

How does Wiesel reestablish his ethos in the conclusion to "The Perils of Indifference"?A.He provides an emotional image of a young boy accompanying an old man.B.He gives factual information about his life and experiences during the war.C.He reminds the audience of his experiences as a Holocaust survivor.D.He asks the audience to remember the Holocaust always.

Why does Elie Wiesel most likely choose to begin "The Perils of Indifference" in the following way?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.A.He is providing an example of human indifference.B.He is trying to convince the audience that American soldiers were indifferent to the suffering of thoseC.He is trying to help the audience make a connection between his experiences and his ideas.D.He is giving the audience background information on the Holocaust.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which example from the conclusion of "The Perils of Indifference" helps Wiesel to establish pathos?A.The emotional image of the young boy accompanying the old manB.The reminder that Wiesel is a Holocaust survivorC.The information that Wiesel was born in the Carpathian MountainsD.The quick shift away from the confrontational aspects of his speechSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Click to read the passages from "The Perils of Indifference" and "Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech," by Elie Wiesel. Then answer the question.What concept does Wiesel address in both of these passages?A.He describes the history of World War II.B.He explains that people will forget him, but not the Holocaust.C.He shares personal experience with human suffering and oppression.D.He shares his opinions about the Middle Ages.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS