Question

Reread paragraphs 29–32 of the text. Then answer the multiple-choice questions that follow.

From “Farewell Address to the Nation” by Dwight D. Eisenhower
29 So — in this my last good night to you as your President — I thank you for the many opportunities you have given me for public service in war and peace. I trust that in that service you find some things worthy; as for the rest of it, I know you will find ways to improve performance in the future.

30 You and I — my fellow citizens — need to be strong in our faith that all nations, under God, will reach the goal of peace with justice. May we be ever unswerving in devotion to principle, confident but humble with power, diligent in pursuit of the Nation's great goals.

31 To all the peoples of the world, I once more give expression to America's prayerful and continuing aspiration:

32 We pray that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, may have their great human needs satisfied; that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full; that all who yearn for freedom may experience its spiritual blessings; that those who have freedom will understand, also, its heavy responsibilities; that all who are insensitive to the needs of others will learn charity; that the scourges of poverty, disease and ignorance will be made to disappear from the earth, and that, in the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love.

Part A
Which phrase best defines the homophone principle as it is used in paragraph 30?


A. a general scientific theory or law

B. morally correct behavior and attitudes

C. a person with the highest authority or the most important position

D. a sum of money that is lent
Part B
Which phrase best supports the meaning of principle as used in the passage?


A. “my fellow citizens”

B. “the goal of peace with justice”

C. “confident but humble with power”

D. “the Nation’s great goals”

Answer 1

Part A: B

Part B: B

Explanation (brief): In paragraph 30 "principle" means moral correctness (not "principal" as a person). The phrase "the goal of peace with justice" supports that moral/ethical meaning.