Question

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech. Fivescore years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. The emotional connotation of the underlined word helps King emphasize the document’s history. significance. timing. creativity.

Answer 1

The emotional connotation of the underlined word (if it is momentous) emphasizes the document's significance. 
The word momentous means historically important. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is B) Significance.

The emotional connotation of the word helps King emphasize the document’s significance.

Martin Luther King delivered the “I have a dream speech” on August 28, 1966, after the march at Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.  that demanded jobs and freedom. In the famous speech, there were many emotional moments that were very significant. As the text says, the emotional connotation of the underline word helps King emphasize the document’s significance.