Comprehension
1. In his "Acceptance Speech for the Nobel Peace Prize," Wiesel states that receiving the prize both "frightens and pleases me." Why does he feel frightened?
He believes that he does not have the right to represent or speak for the dead (answer C)
5. Which symptoms are most likely to appear in a person who has been traumatized?
Anxiety and racing heartbeat (answer A)
8. Part A: Read these sentences:
"I remember: it happened yesterday or eternities ago. A young Jewish boy discovered the kingdom of night. I remember his bewilderment, I remember his anguish." Who is the "young Jewish boy"?
Wiesel, when he was a child himself
12. As expressed in the acceptance speech, what is Wiesel's attitude toward Palestinians?
He sympathizes with them, but disapproves their violent tactics (Answer C)
17. What is the future perfect verb in the following sentence?
By 2020, he will have served as governor for two terms.
will have served (answer D)
2. When Wiesel refers to "the kingdom of night" in his acceptance speech, what is he describing?
The incidence of injustice and suffering around the globe (answer C)
6. Which event would most likely cause humiliation at a public event?
Tripping on the way to the stage (answer B)
9. Which quotation from the speech gives the best example of what Wiesel means by "the quality of our freedom depends on theirs"?
As long as one child is hungry, our lives will be filled with anguish and shame (Answer D)
13. Wiesel mentions Alfred Nobel, for whom the prize is named. What is the most likely reason for mentioning Nobel?
To connect the actions that Wiesel calls for to Nobel's own actions (answer B)
18. Which of the following sentences contains a present perfect verb?
Mrs. Alvarez is serving as an election inspector. (answer B)
3. According to his "Acceptance Speech," What motivated Wiesel to speak out for the oppressed and victimized?
The realization that the world knew about the horrors of the Holocaust but said nothing (answer A)
7. In an article states that members of a certain group are persecuted, what does that article mean?
They are treated cruelly or unfairly (answer C)
10. In his "Acceptance Speech," Wiesel implies that silence, neutrality, and indifference are connected. Which sentence best describes that connection?
Indifference and neutrality lead to inaction, or silence, which always supports the oppressor (Answer A)
14. Part A: Based on his words in the acceptance speech, which sentence best expresses what Wiesel thinks about people who have lived through a terrible oppression?
He thinks they owe other sufferers their attention (answer A)
19. What is the past perfect form of the word to elect?
will have elected (answer D)
4. In his "Acceptance Speech," the suffering of which people is as important to Wiesel as the suffering of the Jews?
Lech Walesa (answer A)
Nelson Mandela (answer C)
Andrei Sakharov (answer E)
16. The word indivisible means "unable to be separated into parts." Based on this information and your knowledge of word families, choose the word that is most likely to be part of a word family with indivisible.
Division (answer B)
11. Part A: What claim about the value of personal action does Wiesel make toward the end of his "Acceptance Speech"?
One person can make a difference between life and death (Answer B)
14. Part B: Which statement supports his thoughts that people who have suffered terrible oppression owe their attention to other sufferers?
Our lives no longer belong to us alone; they belong to all those who need us desperately (answer D)
20. How is the present tense different from the present perfect tense?
The present perfect tense refers to action that started in the past and continues into the present (answer A)
Comprehension Question: According to Wiesel, what is the biggest threat to freedom?
Indifference
15. What group of words present a word family with a common base word?
Transfer, transition, transcontinental (answer B)
11. Part B: What example does Wiesel give that best supports the claim that one person can make a difference between life and death?
the example of Raoul Wallenberg, who singlehandedly rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews.
Comprehension Question: Upon accepting the honor of the Nobel Peace Prize, what two emotions does Wiesel have?
Fear and pleasure
*Like 20* What is the difference between future tense and future perfect tense?
Future perfect tense begin in the future and continue for an indefinite amount of time.