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question 9(multiple choice worth 3 points)
(4.04, 4.05 mc)
read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:
president george w. bush’s speech to the troops on the uss abraham lincoln
other nations in history have fought in foreign lands and remained to occupy and exploit. americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home. and that is your direction tonight. after service in the afghan and iraqi theaters of war — after 100,000 miles, on the longest carrier deployment in recent history — you are homeward bound. some of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the lincoln. your families are proud of you, and your nation will welcome you.
which answer is a complete and correct summary of this part of the speech?
afghanistan and iraq are many miles from america, but they have had a major impact on the country.
over a hundred children were born while their fathers were serving far away from home.
september 11 was a tragic time for all service men and women of the united states of america.
unlike other countries that stay, it is time for these people in service to return home from war.
question 10(multiple choice worth 3 points)
(4.04, 4.05 mc)
read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:
president george w. bush’s speech to the troops on the uss abraham lincoln
other nations in history have fought in foreign lands and remained to occupy and exploit. americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home. and that is your direction tonight. after service in the afghan and iraqi theaters of war — after 100,000 miles, on the longest carrier deployment in recent history — you are homeward bound. some of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the lincoln. your families are proud of you, and your nation will welcome you.
which topic best relates to the central idea in this part of the speech?
a: going home
b: exploiting others
c: occupying terrorists
d: traveling the world
read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:
president george w. bush’s speech to the troops on the uss abraham lincoln
our mission continues. al-qaida is wounded, not destroyed. the scattered cells of the terrorist network still operate in many nations, and we know from daily intelligence that they continue to plot against free people. the proliferation of deadly weapons remains a serious danger. the enemies of freedom are not idle, and neither are we. our government has taken unprecedented measures to defend the homeland — and we will continue to hunt down the enemy before he can strike.
the war on terror is not over, yet it is not endless. we do not know the day of final victory, but we have seen the turning of the tide. no act of the terrorists will change our purpose, or weaken our resolve, or alter their fate. their cause is lost. free nations will press on to victory.
other nations in history have fought in foreign lands and remained to occupy and exploit. americans, following a battle, want nothing more than to return home. and that is your direction tonight. after service in the afghan and iraqi theaters of war — after 100,000 miles, on the longest carrier deployment in recent history — you are homeward bound. some of you will see new family members for the first time — 150 babies were born while their fathers were on the lincoln. your families are proud of you, and your nation will welcome you.
how does the sentence “our mission continues” support the central idea of the speech?
it supports the idea that service people returning home will be called back out quite soon.
it supports the main point that this is an ongoing fight that america will not abandon.
it challenges the notion that al-qaida is an enemy worthy of the human and financial cost of war.
it adds to the idea that it is essential to remove any american military presence in other lands.