Read this excerpt from the conclusion of Elie Wiesel's "The Perils of Indifference" speech:Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed? Has the human being become less indifferent and more human? Have we really learned from our experiences? Are we less insensitive to the plight of victims of ethnic cleansing and other forms of injustices in places near and far? Is today's justified intervention in Kosovo, led by you, Mr. President, a lasting warning that never again will the deportation, the terrorization of children and their parents, be allowed anywhere in the world? Will it discourage other dictators in other lands to do the same?Which statement best describes Wiesel's use of a rhetorical device?A.Wiesel asks rhetorical questions with the expectation that his audience, the president of the United States, will answer them.B.Wiesel ends his speech with several rhetorical questions to leave the audience with something to think about.C.Wiesel presents himself as an expert on his topic in order to help the audience find him more trustworthy.D.Wiesel uses several metaphors and similes in order to help his audience better understand the suffering he endured.

Which sentence most clearly describes part of Elie Wiesel's rhetorical situation in "The Perils of Indifference"?A.He is speaking just after the United States' intervention in Kosovo.B.He ultimately makes the point that indifference can be worse than evil.C.He gives historical examples of when governments failed to intervene.D.He lists a number of genocides that took place in the world recently.

Which excerpt best demonstrates Wiesel's use of rhetorical questions to conclude his argument in "The Perils of Indifference"?A.Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed?B.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.C.Some of them so many of them could be saved.D.But this time, the world was not silent. This time, we do respond. This time, we intervene.

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

Click to read the passage from "The Perils of Indifference," by Elie Wiesel. Then answer the question.Which of the following evidence from the passage best supports the idea that people have been indifferent to human suffering?A.He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart.B.Surely it will be judged, and judged severely, in both moral and metaphysical terms.C.two World Wars, countless civil wars, the senseless chain of assassinationsD.We are on the threshold of a new century, a new millennium.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Why does Wiesel mention Kosovo in "The Perils of Indifference"?A.To give an example of how the United States' actions ended human sufferingB.To appeal to the audience to do something about the terrible situationC.To illustrate another instance when the world saw suffering and did nothingD.To show that Wiesel understands that acts of injustice still continueSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS