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WorksheetsQuilt of a Country QUIZ
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which of the following is NOT true, according to Quindlen's artice, "Quilt of a Country?"
Ethnic pride works against American unity.
Ethnic conflict was not an issue in the past.
Ethnic differences have always existed in America.
Ethnic divisions have gotten much worse in the past 50 years.
What are America's two "defining ideals" that are often in conflict?
community and individualism
diversity and tolerance
ethnicity and community
individualism and tolerance
What does the author mean when she says, "America is an improbable idea?"
America is a difficult place to live.
America represents ideas that are unrealistic.
America is not different than other countries.
America is a diverse country of many people.
What do the faces of the people who died at the World Trade Center represent?
New York's wealthiest people
Tourists visiting New York
America's varied population
the American middle class
What does this quote mean? "Of all the nations in the world, America was built in nobody's image"
Nobody is truly American
No single person or face can represent America
The country was made before cameras existed.
People cannot be themselves in America.
What does the author mean when she says, "Many of the oft-told stories of the most pluralistic nation on earth are stories not of tolerance but of bigotry?"
Many countries that are diverse still have many people that do not accept each other.
America is full of tolerance.
America is full of bigotry.
Diverse countries are more tolerant of the different cultures of the people.
According to Quindlen, "slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrate America's
achievements
beginnings
principles
prejudices
According to Quindlen, how is America different from other countries?
Different ethnic groups celebrate other cultures.
America is no more special than any other nation.
Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
America's diverse population are united by one spirit when faced with challenges.
Which of the following quotes BEST supports Anna Quindlen's argument in this article? **make sure it is the BEST option - this one is tricky**
"Tolerance is a vanilla pudding word, standing for little more than the allowance of letting others live unremarked and unmolested."
"These are the representatives of a mongrel nation that somehow, at times like this, has one spirit."
"America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts."
"Many of the oft-told stories of the most pluralistic nation on earth are stories not of tolerance, but of bigotry."
People who are discordant are
conflicting
musical
tolerant
unorganized
People who are disparate are
tolerant
alike
different
similar
What does a pluralistic nation have?
large number of people
more men than women
many cultural groups
two political parties
What does interwoven mean?
blended together
made by hand
smoothed down
splintered
A group's diversity refers to its members'
common interests
educational achievements
social class
varied backgrounds
Bigotry means
distinct or not alike
mixing different cultures
not tolerating or accepting others' differences
tolerating different cultures
Improbable means
similar
different
likely
unlikely
