WorksheetsQuilt of a Country
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
According to Quindlan, "slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrates America's:
achievements
beginnings
prejudices
principles
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 point does Quindlen make by comparing present-day New York with Philadelphia in her father's time?
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 statement best summarizes the concept "the left side of the hyphen...would overwhelm the right."
Immigrants would lose their ethnic identity after they came to America.
Ethnic identity would become more important than national identity.
No single ethnic group would form a clear majority of the population.
Ethnic groups would strive to create their own separate nations.
What do the people who died at the World Trade Center represent?
New York's wealthiest people
tourists visiting New York
American's varied population
the American middle class
A conflicting person is:
discordant
diverse
pluralistic
interwoven
A nation that has many cultural groups is:
discordant
pluralistic
interwoven
diverse
"blended together" means:
discordant
pluralistic
interwoven
diverse
A group's diversity refers to its members'
common interests
educational achievements
social class
varied backgrounds
What conclusion do most Americans draw because of their "grudging fairness?"
Ethnic groups should celebrate their cultures.
America is no more special than any other nation.
Americans are the hardest working people on earth.
Today's immigrants are similar to earlier Americans.
