First They Came...
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- Q1PART A: Which of the following best describes the tone of this quotation?RegretfulReflectiveHopefulFrightened30s
- Q2PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?“Then they came”"because I was not a Jew""for me""I did not speak"30s
- Q3The quotation ends with “there was no one left to speak for me.” What TWO answers best explain why there is no one left?Everyone else had already been takenIt was the author’s turn to be takenSocialists believe the government should not be questionedNo one was willing to speak out for a person who had not spoken out for themThe speaker was the one doing the taking30s
- Q4How does the repetition/parallelism contribute to the development of the text’s theme?The author seeks to make the poem more exciting by building suspense through the use of repetition/parallelismThe author uses repetition/parallelism to compare the growing similarities the oppressed and that nothing will change until someone stops itThe author uses repetition/parallelism to show that he could have been a socialist, a trade union member, or a jewBy repeating what happened, the author hopes to emphasize how silly or trivial the government’s actions were30s
- Q5How does the author’s point of view contribute to the effectiveness of his statement?The author is warning other people not to remain silent in the face of injustice, like he didThe author is warning his readers that they are not safeThe author is condemning other people who do not speak up in the face of injusticeThe author is rallying other people to stand up in the face of injustice, like he did30s