Question

which excerpt best demonstrates wiesels use of rhetorical questions to conclude his argument in \the perils of indifference\?

a. some of them — so many of them — could be saved.

b. does it mean that we have learned from the past? does it mean that society has changed?

c. but this time, the world was not silent. this time, we do respond. this time, we intervene.

d. 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.

Explanation:

A rhetorical question is a question asked for effect, not to get an answer. Option A is a statement, C is a statement with emphasis, D is a reflective statement. Option B has two questions ("Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed?") which are rhetorical as they are used to prompt reflection on the argument's conclusion about indifference and learning from history.

Answer:

B. Does it mean that we have learned from the past? Does it mean that society has changed?