Elie Wiesel Nobel Peace Prize Speech

In his "Acceptance Speech for the Nobel Peace Prize" Elie Wiesel states that receiving the prize both frightens and pleases me why does he feel frightened?

• he has stage fright

• he gets anxious around big crowds

• He wonders if he had the right to represent the multitudes who have perished

• he's uncomfortable telling his story

What is Elie Wiesel referring to when he says "the kingdom of night?"

• How grim everything looked back then

• how it was gloomy all the time

• represents his bad childhood

• represents the whole persecution of the Jews

What motivated Wiesel to speak out for the oppressed and victimized?

• The world knew and did nothing

• He understands what they are going through

• He wants to motivate those to help

Who is the young Jewish boy Elie refers to?

• His only son

• His younger self

• A young lonely child he saved

• His nephew

In his speech, Wiesel implies that silence, neutrality, and indifference are connected. Explain the connection.

• Staying silent and neutral can do more harm than good because it is allowing the persecution to happen

• They all are adjectives

• He says those were all examples of what many people partook in during the Holocaust

What claims about personal action does Wiesel make toward the end of the speech?

• People don't appreciate personal action

• There are still many percentages of people not helping those in need

• One person can make a difference between life and death

• According to youtube analytics only a small percentage of those watching my videos are subscribed

Why did Wiesel mention Alfred Nobel?

• It made sense since the award was named after him

• He was told to by his committee

• He knew him personally and wanted to pay homage for all his wonderful work and trying to prevent terrible acts

• To make a connection between Alfred Nobels actions to the call for action

What does Wiesel think about people who have lived through terrible oppression?

• He doesn't understand how deeply they have been affected by their past

• He thinks that people who have lived through oppression should step up and help those now currently suffering from oppression

• He wants to help them and keep them hopeful

What is the definition for present perfect?

• action in the past that continues into the present

• action in the past that ended before another past action

What is an example of present perfect?

• I have tried

• I had tried

• I will have tried