Angela Davis(Day 1)(2023)

1 The author creates a admiring tone. HOW does the author develop that tone over the course of the article?

(A) by explaining Angela Davis' background and the way in which her viewpoints have influenced recent protests of racism and police violence

(B) by emphasizing that Angela Davis' views on the use of violence by the Black Panthers led to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement

(C) by describing documentaries and other contemporary media that have highlighted Angela Davis' contributions to civil rights

(D) by suggesting that Angela Davis is a contemporary Martin Luther King Jr. who is widely recognized by Black youth in the United States

2 Read the following paragraph from the article.

It's not just Davis' ideas on police reform and social justice that are taking hold; her ideas on how that change comes about are proving equally influential. For decades, she has promoted feminist thinking that pushes back against hypermasculine political leadership and forms of resistance. She thinks the Occupy and Black Lives Matter movements, which have not put an emphasis on or – in some cases – even formed recognizable leadership groups, are breaking new ground. How does this paragraph contribute to the ethos (character) of the article?

(A) It suggests that Davis has a more compassionate style of leadership than many of her political allies.

(B) It argues that Davis is less effective at enacted social change than masculine political leaders.

(C) It explains that Davis has a long history of fighting for societal change from a feminist perspective

(D) It demonstrates the ways Davis has changed her approach over time to be a more effective leader.

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3 Read the following quote from Angela Davis.She continually told us that things would change," says Davis. "And that they would change, and that we could be a part of that change. So I learned as a child to live under racial segregation, but at the same time simultaneously, to live in an imagined new world and to recognize that things would not always be as they were."

How does this quote contribute to the power of the article?

(A) It suggests that Davis views the United States as more equal today than it was when she was a child.

(B) It contrasts Davis' pessimism as a child with the optimism she found as she matured into adulthood.

(C) It shows Davis became an activist despite her mother's assurance the world was beginning to change.

(D) It emphasizes that Davis has long believed in the power that people have to create a better society.

4 Read the following sentence from the article.She is, on the whole, buoyed up by the vast protests triggered by Floyd's death.Which sentence BEST emphasizes what the author means by "buoyed up?

(A) It's an understandably cautious tone from Davis, who has seen everything from the Watts riots and Vietnam to Ferguson and Iraq.

(B) "After many moments of dramatic awareness and possibilities of change, the kinds of reforms instituted in the aftermath have prevented the radical potential from being realized."

(C) "So I think that is what is giving people a great deal of hope."

(D) There was a feeling that she was frozen in time; that she belonged to a '60s brand of so-called radical chic and that her ideas were outmoded.

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