Josephine Baker Speech

Which sentence best expresses Josephine Baker's point of view in the "Speech from the March on Washington?"

• People who accuse others of racism are communists.
• Well-known African American celebrities should all be invited to the White House.
• The best way to deal with racism is to run away from it.
• Racism in France and other European countries was much less common than in the United States.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which example from the text best supports the fact that Baker had been a victim of racism?

• "And when I screamed loud enough, they started to open the that door just a little bit..."
• "A very important star was to sit with me for dinner, and at the last moment I discovered she didn't want to eat with a colored woman."
• "I could go into any restaurant I wanted to, and I could drink water anyplace I wanted to..."
• "But I must tell you, when I was in Paris, strange things happened to me. And these things had never happened to me before."

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which sentence best describes the author's purpose in this speech?

• Baker wants people to feel sorry for her for being the victim of racism.
• Baker wants to describe how great her life was in France.
• Baker wants to persuade her audience that racism shouldn't exist in the US, and that it can be overcome through education and non-violent action.
• Baker wants to persuade young people that violence is sometimes necessary when fighting for civil rights.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following quotes is the best appeal to ethos? 

• "But I wanted that cup of coffee where I wanted to drink it, and I had the money to pay for it, so why shouldn't I have it where I wanted it?"
• "And we know that time is not someday. We know that that time is now."
• "And as I continued to do the things I did, and to say the things I said, they began to beat me."
• "You know, friends, that I do not lie to you when I tell you I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following quotes is the best appeal to pathos? 

• "You know, friends, that I do not lie to you when I tell you I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents."
• "But I wanted that cup of coffee where I wanted to drink it, and I had the money to pay for it, so why shouldn't I have it where I wanted it?"
• "And as I continued to do the things I did, and to say the things I said, they began to beat me."
• "Because I wanted to let everyone know that I made good, and you know to that that is only natural."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False: The following quote from line 43-44, when she says, "I am Josephine, and if they do this to me, what do they do to the other people in America?" is an effective appeal to ethos. 

• False
• True

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False: The following quote from line 43-44, when she says, "But I could not walk into a hotel in America and get a cup of coffee, and that made me mad," is an effective appeal to pathos. 

• True.
• False.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the primary rhetorical appeal in this sentence, "You know, I have always taken the rocky path. I never took the easy one, but as I grew older, and as I knew I had the power and the strength, I took that rocky path."

• Logos
• Pathos
• Ethos
• THAMOS

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the primary rhetorical appeal in this sentence: "They began to beat me. Not beat me, mind you, with a club- but you know, I have seen that done too- but they beat me with their pens, with their writings."

• Pathos
• THAMOS
• Ethos
• Logos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Identify the primary appeal in this rhetorical question: "I wanted that cup of coffee where I wanted to drink it, and I had the money to pay for it, so why shouldn't I have it where I wanted it?"

• THAMOS
• Pathos
• Logos
• Ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5