Question
(1) … Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system
of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe. From the Baltic, south, those barriers
cut across Germany in a gash of barbed wire, concrete, dog runs, and guard towers. Farther
south, there may be no visible, no obvious wall. But there remain armed guards and
checkpoints all the same—still a restriction on the right to travel, still an instrument to impose
upon ordinary men and women the will of a totalitarian state. Yet it is here in Berlin where
the wall emerges most clearly; here, cutting across your city, where the news photo and the
television screen have imprinted this brutal division of a continent upon the mind of the
world. Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his
fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar.…
(2) … And now the Soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the
importance of freedom. We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and
openness. Some political prisoners have been released. Certain foreign news broadcasts
are no longer being jammed. Some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate
with greater freedom from state control. Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the
Soviet state? Or are they token gestures, intended to raise false hopes in the West, or to
strengthen the Soviet system without changing it? We welcome change and openness; for
we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only
strengthen the cause of world peace.…
(3) … There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance
dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek
peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek
liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down this wall!
_____________________
1 General Secretary Gorbachev: leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991.
Gorbachev led a movement to reform and liberalize Soviet government and society.
Multiple Choice Question
ANALYZE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
Reagan’s Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, June 12, 1987
The following passage is from a speech given by President Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. At the time, Germany was divided between West Germany, allied with the United States, and East Germany, allied with the Soviet Union, led by Russia. The city of Berlin was also split in two, physically divided by the Berlin Wall. Read the passage. Then, answer the question(s).
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which best describes the tone of President Reagan’s speech?
A.
apologetic
B.
reflective
C.
mournful
D.
inspiring
of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe. From the Baltic, south, those barriers
cut across Germany in a gash of barbed wire, concrete, dog runs, and guard towers. Farther
south, there may be no visible, no obvious wall. But there remain armed guards and
checkpoints all the same—still a restriction on the right to travel, still an instrument to impose
upon ordinary men and women the will of a totalitarian state. Yet it is here in Berlin where
the wall emerges most clearly; here, cutting across your city, where the news photo and the
television screen have imprinted this brutal division of a continent upon the mind of the
world. Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his
fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar.…
(2) … And now the Soviets themselves may, in a limited way, be coming to understand the
importance of freedom. We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and
openness. Some political prisoners have been released. Certain foreign news broadcasts
are no longer being jammed. Some economic enterprises have been permitted to operate
with greater freedom from state control. Are these the beginnings of profound changes in the
Soviet state? Or are they token gestures, intended to raise false hopes in the West, or to
strengthen the Soviet system without changing it? We welcome change and openness; for
we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of human liberty can only
strengthen the cause of world peace.…
(3) … There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance
dramatically the cause of freedom and peace. General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek
peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek
liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear
down this wall!
_____________________
1 General Secretary Gorbachev: leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991.
Gorbachev led a movement to reform and liberalize Soviet government and society.
Multiple Choice Question
ANALYZE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE
Reagan’s Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, June 12, 1987
The following passage is from a speech given by President Ronald Reagan at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. At the time, Germany was divided between West Germany, allied with the United States, and East Germany, allied with the Soviet Union, led by Russia. The city of Berlin was also split in two, physically divided by the Berlin Wall. Read the passage. Then, answer the question(s).
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which best describes the tone of President Reagan’s speech?
A.
apologetic
B.
reflective
C.
mournful
D.
inspiring
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Part A: The best description of the tone of President Reagan’s speech is:
D. inspiring
Reagan's speech contains a call to action and emphasizes hope for freedom and change, particularly in his appeal to General Secretary Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." The overall message is one of encouragement and optimism regarding the potential for change and the unification of people divided by barriers.
D. inspiring
Reagan's speech contains a call to action and emphasizes hope for freedom and change, particularly in his appeal to General Secretary Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." The overall message is one of encouragement and optimism regarding the potential for change and the unification of people divided by barriers.