A Quilt of a Country Exam

"Slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrates America's...

• achievements
• prejudices
• principles
• beginnings

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are America's two "defining ideals" that Quindlen adresessed in the text?

• America is like community and no individualism
• America is like a Quilt, but has no unity
• America has diversity and but no tolerance
• America is like vanilla pudding but has no tolerance

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Ethnic differences have always existed in America?

• True
• False
• Only recently
• Only when our country was founded

What do the people who died at the World Trade Center (2001) and the Cold War represent?

• NYC's wealthiest people
• tourists visiting NYC
• America's varied population
• America's middle class

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

People who are discordant are...

• conflicting
• musical
• tolerant
• disorganized

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

 What does a pluralistic nation have?

• large number of people
• more men than women
• many cultural groups
• two political parties

 How does the author think 9/11 and the Cold War are similar?

• Both caused economic stimulus
• Both caused unity
• Both led to war
• Both ended immigration

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

A group's diversity refers to its members'

• common interests
• cultural achievements
• social class
• varied backgrounds

What is the author's position on an issue?

• claim
• counterargument/counterclaim
• evidence
• reasons

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

_______ means blended together.

• mingle
• interwoven
• diversity
• pluralistic

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4