Question

3.3.7 quiz: analyze the quest for human rights
and yet, my friends, good things have also happened in this traumatic century: the defeat of nazism, the collapse of communism, the rebirth of israel on its ancestral soil, the demise of apartheid, israels peace treaty with egypt, the peace accord in ireland. and let us remember the meeting, filled with drama and emotion, between rabin and arafat that you, mr. president, convened in this very place. i was here and i will never forget it.
and then, of course, the joint decision of the united states and nato to intervene in kosovo and save those victims, those refugees, those who were uprooted by a man, whom i believe that because of his crimes, should be charged with crimes against humanity.
— elie wiesel, \the perils of indifference,\ 1999
what point is wiesel trying to make in this passage?
a. wiesel is grateful to president clinton for working toward peace in the middle east.
b. the world should continue to offer support to the refugees and their families in kosovo.
c. the world should pursue war criminals and force them to stand trial for their crimes.
d. good has happened in the world because countries intervened to stop human suffering.

Explanation:

Wiesel lists positive events like the defeat of Nazism, peace - treaties, etc. These events show that when countries intervened, it led to positive outcomes and stopped human suffering. He also mentions the NATO intervention in Kosovo as a positive act to save victims.

Answer:

D. Good has happened in the world because countries intervened to stop human suffering.