Answer Key All Together Now

Which of the following statements describes Barbara Jordan's view of the role of government in promoting tolerance?

• The government has failed to promote tolerance
• The government should pass laws promoting tolerance
• The government cannot do the job of promoting tolerance
• The government should encourage teachers to promote tolerance

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does Barbara Jordan define the term "soul force" in "All Together Now"?

• people working on a small scale to create a tolerant society
• people getting together to pray for tolerance and harmony
• people working together to build homes for the poor
• people volunteering to do all kinds of charity work

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "All Together Now," Barbara Jordan's main purpose is to

• persuade readers that a tolerant society is best created by working on a small scale
• inform readers of the recent history of the civil rights movement in the United States
• praise the work of the leaders of the civil rights movement of the 1960s
• persuade readers that babies are born without a tendency to show prejudice

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

According to "All Together Now," who does Barbara Jordan think can do a great deal to create tolerance in our society?

• elected officials
• teachers
• parents
• children

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "All Together Now," Barbara Jordan suggests that since the 1960s,

• civil rights aren't needed anymore
• people live in harmony
• the government has made too many laws
• the momentum that era had has been lost

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In "All Together Now," Jordan mentions Bosnia in order to illustrate

• a place that lives in perfect harmony
• a place where different ethnicities have conflicts that threaten society
• a place with a similar history for race relations
• a place with similar civil rights laws

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

According to "All Together Now," how can people create a harmonious society?

• by studying the situation in Bosnia
• by being tolerant of people of different races and backgrounds
• by supporting the passage of civil rights legislation
• by studying civil rights laws

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which word from "All Together Now" suggests that the statement is an opinion?

• believe
• adopt
• prejudices
• absorb

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Barbara Jordan believes that we must put our faith in children because

• it is really easy for them to learn
• they don't have prejudices when they are born
• they want world peace
• they care more than adults

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Why is "All Together Now" relevant today?

• Even though it was written over twenty years ago, the same problems exist today
• In the last twenty years, Jordan's dream of racial harmony has been achieved
• Barbara Jordan has been nominated by President Trump to be the Secretary of Race Relations
• Barbara Jordan is currently advocating for communal living to help race relations

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2