Question

The document in question upon its first printed side recited the first section of the Thirteenth Amendment, said that the idea embodied in it was violated by the conscription act and that a conscript is little better than a convict. In impassioned language it intimated that conscription was despotism in its worst form and a monstrous wrong against humanity in the interest of Wall Street's chosen few. It said, 'Do not submit to intimidation,' but in form at least confined itself to peaceful measures such as a petition for the repeal of the act. The other and later printed side of the sheet was headed 'Assert Your Rights.' It stated reasons for alleging that any one violated the Constitution when he refused to recognize 'your right to assert your opposition to the draft,' and went on, 'If you do not assert and support your rights, you are helping to deny or disparage rights which it is the solemn duty of all citizens and residents of the United States to retain.' It described the arguments on the other side as coming from cunning politicians and a mercenary capitalist press, and even silent consent to the conscription law as helping to support an infamous conspiracy.

Which of the following is a statement supported by the protest document?

Submit to intimidation

Deny or disparage rights

Assert your opposition to the draft

Silently consent to the conscription

Answer 1

Answer: Do not submit to Intimidation

Explanation: All the other choices seem to be in correspondence with the opposing side, so this is the only one that makes sense to me. (They want rights, they don’t want them taken away)

Answer 2

The correct answer is "Assert your opposition to the draft". The document in question is very clearly against the draft, since it considers it an affront against individual freedom and "despotism in its worst form". All the other options (Submit to intimidation, Deny or disparage rights, Silently consent to the conscription) are the opposite of what the document proposes, which is active resistance against the draft.