Question

Which of the following statements from the speech best supports President Kennedy's focus on space exploration?

A. "An urban population explosion has overcrowded our schools, cluttered up our suburbs, and increased the squalor of our slums."

B. "A medical revolution has extended the life of our elder citizens without providing the dignity and security those later years deserve."

"C. I tell you the New Frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. Beyond that frontier are the uncharted areas of science and space..."

"D. A whole world looks to see what we will do. We cannot fail their trust, we cannot fail to try..."

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How has population growth affected urban areas according to the President?

A. schools are overcrowded

B. crime has declined

C. civil rights equality has improved

D. fewer people need welfare to survive

Answer 1

Answer:

"C. I tell you the New Frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. Beyond that frontier are the uncharted areas of science and space..."

Note the usage of "uncharted areas of.... space", assumingly meaning that beyond the world, or otherworldly, which implies outer space and beyond.

"A. schools are overcrowded..."

Note the quote:

"A urban population explosion has crowded our schools...", which implies that A is the correct answer.