Question

"Patrick Henry Speech"
by Patrick Henry

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain.

"Shirley Chisolm Speech"
by Shirley Chisolm

May 21, 1969— U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC Congressional floor speech

Mr.Speaker, when a young woman graduates from college and starts looking for a job, she is likely to have a frustrating and even demeaning experience ahead of her. If she walks into an office for an interview, the first question she will be asked is, "Do you type?''

There is a calculated system of prejudice that lies unspoken behind that question. Why is it acceptable for women to be secretaries, librarians, and teachers, but totally unacceptable for them to be managers, administrators, doctors, lawyers, and Members of Congress.

The unspoken assumption is that women are different. They do not have executive ability orderly minds, stability, leadership skills, and they are too emotional.

It has been observed before, that society for a long time, discriminated against another minority, the blacks, on the same basis - that they were different and inferior. The happy little homemaker and the contented "old darkey" on the plantation were both produced by prejudice.

Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.

Which of these is a difference between the two texts?

(1 point)
Responses

The author of the first text is confident he knows what should be done, while the author of the second text is not.
The author of the first text is confident he knows what should be done, while the author of the second text is not.

The author of the first text references his personal experiences, while the author of the second text does not.
The author of the first text references his personal experiences, while the author of the second text does not.

The author of the second text references her personal experiences, while the author of the first text does not.
The author of the second text references her personal experiences, while the author of the first text does not.

The author of the second text is confident she knows that Congress should pass the equal rights amendment.

Answer 1

The first choice.

Patrick Henry’s passage is a forceful, confident call to action (he insists he must speak and urges decisive resistance), while Shirley Chisholm’s excerpt describes discriminatory experiences and argues the problem but does not make the same commanding call to a specific course of action in this excerpt.