Question

Question 34(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(5.04, 6.03, MC)

President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln
The enemies of freedom are not idle, and neither are we.

Which answer best describes Bush’s point of view as presented in this excerpt?

a. The military has to work as hard as or harder than the terrorists.
b. People who do not work hard are enemies to freedom and liberty.
c. The war on terror is not successful because people do not try hard enough.
d. A good education is the best way to defeat terrorists at war.

Answer 1

A. The military has to work as hard as or harder than those terrorists.

Answer 2

a. The military has to work as hard as or harder than the terrorists.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bush is addressing the military. He is encouraging them to deafeat the terrorists. When he says that the enemies are not idle, he means that the terrorist are active and ready to attack the country at any moment. Their target is the US, the country of freedom . Therefore, as they are always on the alert , so the US military has to be. The military has to be as active and warlike as the terrorists are.