Use the passage"Obama's Speech at Selma, 2015"

Question

by Barack Obama to answer the question.

Which of the following sentences features an allusion?

(1 point)
Responses

“That’s what makes us unique.”
“That’s what makes us unique.”

“It requires the occasional disruption, the willingness to speak out for what is right, to shake up the status quo.”
“It requires the occasional disruption, the willingness to speak out for what is right, to shake up the status quo.”

“Young people behind the Iron Curtain would see Selma and eventually tear down that wall.”
“Young people behind the Iron Curtain would see Selma and eventually tear down that wall.”

“That’s what cements our reputation as a beacon of opportunity.”
“That’s what cements our reputation as a beacon of opportunity.”

Answer 1

The sentence that features an allusion is:

“Young people behind the Iron Curtain would see Selma and eventually tear down that wall.”

This sentence alludes to the "Iron Curtain," a term commonly used to refer to the division between Eastern and Western Europe during the Cold War, as well as the historical event of the Berlin Wall's fall, implying a connection between the civil rights movement and the broader struggle for freedom and democracy.