Question

1. refer to the excerpt from \franklin delano roosevelts fireside chat\ and choose the best answer.

since young american men were drafted (sent without consent) into world war ii, ____.
○ they might not all be willing to die to suppress nazism and president roosevelt was reinforcing patriotism in his speech
○ they might not all be willing to die to suppress nazism
○ president roosevelt was reinforcing patriotism in his speech
○ they were all willing to die for their country

1. refer to the excerpt from \franklin delano roosevelts fireside chat\ and choose the best answer.

in sentence 3, the word propagandists comes from the word propaganda, and -ist added to the end of a word means one who does something, so propagandists are ____.
○ people who influence others toward their biased viewpoints
○ people who multiply or increase confusion
○ people who breed animals with certain characteristics
○ people who spread fear and tyranny

Explanation:

Question 5

The context is about FDR's Fireside Chat during WWII when men were drafted. The draft (without consent) implies some might not be willing to die for suppressing Nazism, and FDR's speech would reinforce patriotism to motivate them. Option 1 connects both aspects logically. Option 2 is incomplete (doesn't link to FDR's speech), Option 3 is incomplete (doesn't link to the men's willingness), Option 4 is incorrect as the draft implies not all were willing.

"Propaganda" involves spreading biased information, and "-ist" means one who does something. So "propagandists" are people who spread (propagate) biased viewpoints to influence others. Option 2 (confusion) is wrong, Option 3 (breeding animals) is unrelated, Option 4 (fear/tyranny) is too narrow; propaganda is about biased views, not just fear/tyranny.

Answer:

A. they might not all be willing to die to suppress Nazism and President Roosevelt was reinforcing patriotism in his speech

Question 6