Question

struggling through paths which
in the end lead to me.\

sectarianism, bigotry, and its
horrible descendant,
fanaticism, have long
possessed this beautiful earth.
they have filled the earth with
violence, drenched it often
with human blood, destroyed
civilization, and sent whole
nations to despair.

but their time has come; and i
fervently hope that the bell
that tolled this morning in
honor of this convention may
be the death - knell of all
fanaticism, of all persecutions
with the sword or with the
pen, and of all uncharitable
feelings between persons
winding their way to the same
goal.

adapted from swami vivekananda, \opening
welcome address at the world parliament of
religions\

based on the excerpt, what is the
purpose of swami vivekanandas
speech?

to advocate for mutual
respect among major
religions

to address the challenges
of achieving worldwide
religious tolerance

to detail the history of
religious tolerance from the
roman empire to the
present

to encourage non - hindu
listeners to learn more
about the hindu faith

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Explanation:

The excerpt condemns sectarianism, bigotry, and fanaticism that cause violence and division, and hopes the convention's bell signals the end of these issues, pointing to a call for respect between groups of different faiths. The speech is from the World Parliament of Religions, so its core purpose is to promote mutual respect among major religions. Option 2 focuses on challenges rather than the positive purpose; option 3 is unsupported as no history is detailed; option 4 is incorrect as the speech does not target non-Hindus to learn Hinduism specifically.

Answer:

to advocate for mutual respect among major religions