Question

eisenhowers farewell address - 1961 by president dwight d. eisenhower (excerpt) my fellow americans: 1 three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, i shall lay down the responsibilities of office as, in traditional and solemn ceremony, the authority of the presidency is vested in my successor. 2 this evening i come to you with a message of leave - taking and farewell, and to share a few final thoughts with you, my countrymen. 3 like every other citizen, i wish the new president, and all who will labor with him, godspeed. i pray that the coming years will be blessed with peace and prosperity for all. 4 our people expect their president and the congress to find essential agreement on issues of great moment, the wise resolution of which will better shape the future of the nation. 5 down the long lane of the history yet to be written america knows that this world of ours, ever growing smaller, must avoid becoming a community of dreadful fear and hate, and be, instead, a proud confederation of mutual trust and respect. 6 such a confederation must be one of equals. the weakest must come to the conference table with the same confidence as do we, protected as we are by our moral, economic, and military strength. that table, though scarred by many past frustrations, cannot be abandoned for the certain agony of the battlefield. 7 disarmament¹, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative. together we must learn how to compose difference, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose. because this need is so sharp and apparent i confess that i lay down my official responsibilities in this field with a definite sense of disappointment. as one who has witnessed the horror and the lingering sadness of war - as one who knows that another war could utterly destroy this civilization which has been so slowly and painfully built over thousands of years - i wish i could say tonight 10 select the correct answer. read the following sentence from eisenhowers farewell address. disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative. (paragraph 7) what does the word imperative mean in the sentence? a. necessity b. possibility c. progress d. incentive

Explanation:

The word "imperative" in this context means something that is of great importance and must be done. "Necessity" (Option A) fits this meaning as it implies something that is essential. "Possibility" (Option B) means something that can happen, which doesn't match the sense of urgency in the sentence. "Progress" (Option C) refers to moving forward or developing, not the required action. "Incentive" (Option D) is something that motivates, not the required thing itself.

Answer:

A. necessity