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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThe first line from this article reads, "America is an improbablenation."idea."story."
- 2. Multiple Choice"Slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrates America's...achievementsprejudicesprinciplesbeginnings
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: Ethnic differences have always existed in America.TrueFalseOnly recentlyOnly when our country was founded
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the people who died at the World Trade Center (2001) represent?NYC's wealthiest peopletourists visiting NYCAmerica's varied populationAmerica's middle class
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat does a pluralistic nation have?large number of peoplemore men than womenmany cultural groupstwo political parties
- 6. Multiple Choice_______ means blended together.counter-interwovendiversitypluralistic
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe _________ is the idea that the author is trying to refute.claimargumentcounterargumentthesis
- 8. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author think 9/11 and the Cold War are similar?Both caused economic stimulusBoth caused fear and unityBoth led to warBoth ended immigration
- 9. Multiple ChoiceA group's diversity refers to its members'common interestscultural achievementssocial classvaried backgrounds
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe author uses the metaphor of a quilt to...illustrate how we are all very alike and can make patternsillustrate how our differences. when combined, created a uniquely beautiful pattern or wholeshow how quilt-making should be doneshow how we should all learn to be more alike so we can create a pattern
- 11. Multiple Choice"Slavery and sweatshops, the burning of crosses" illustrates America's...achievementsprejudicesprinciplesbeginnings
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are America's two "defining ideals" that are often in conflict?community and individualismethnicity and communitydiversity and tolerancevanilla pudding vs. vanilla ice cream
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTrue or false: Ethnic differences have always existed in America.TrueFalseOnly recentlyOnly when our country was founded
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the people who died at the World Trade Center (2001) represent?NYC's wealthiest peopletourists visiting NYCAmerica's varied populationAmerica's middle class
- 15. Multiple ChoicePeople who are discordant are...conflictingmusicaltolerantdisorganized
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does a pluralistic nation have?large number of peoplemore men than womenmany cultural groupstwo political parties
- 17. Multiple ChoiceHow does the author think 9/11 and the Cold War are similar?Both caused economic stimulusBoth caused fear and unityBoth led to warBoth ended immigration
- 18. Multiple ChoiceA group's diversity refers to its members'common interestscultural achievementssocial classvaried backgrounds
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the author's position on an issue?claimcounterargument/counterclaimevidencereasons
- 20. Multiple Choice_______ means blended together.counter-interwovendiversitypluralistic
- 21. Multiple Choice"A Quilt of a Country" is based on the idea that America is...The best country in the worldharmoniousimprobableworse off after 9/11
- 22. Multiple Choice"You win some, you lose some" is an example of...allusionrhetoricparallelismreasons
- 23. Multiple ChoiceQuindlen uses the metaphor of a quilt to...illustrate how we are all very alike and can make patternsillustrate how our differences. when combined, created a uniquely beautiful pattern or wholeshow how quilt-making should be doneshow how we should all learn to be more alike so we can create a pattern
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWho does Quindlen say makes up a map of the world in her conclusion of the essay?Those lost in the World Trade CentersThose lost on Flight 93Italian and Irish AmericansAll mongrel people
- 25. Multiple ChoiceQuindlen's use of the term "mongrel" to describe America's citizens refers to...a country where people are mostly the samea country of varying ethnicities and culturesa country where dogs are to be treated as humansa country where cat-lovers need to start to realize dogs are the more loved breed in America
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe _________ is the idea that the author is trying to refute.claimargumentcounterargumentthesis
- 27. Multiple ChoiceQuindlen makes the point that ___________ has always been apart of the United Statesloveimmigrationhatefairness
- 28. Multiple Choice"A Quilt of a Country" was written by...Ada QuackerAnna QuindlenAndy QuestAlly Quirky
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen Quindlen says "...a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen - African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American - would overwhelm the right" means that...our national identify would fadewords would start turning to gas and floating off the page.we would all think of ourselves as Americanswater can turn to gas when heated.
- 30. Multiple ChoiceQuindlen presents multiple pieces of________ to support her argument.rhetoricevidencecounterargumentsclaims
- 31. Multiple Choice
Tending to stir up controversy
Incendiary
Delineate
Disparate
Discordant
- 32. Multiple Choice
Define or describe
Discordant
Delineate
Refute
Conundrum
- 33. Multiple Choice
Consisting of many ethnic or cultural groups
Conundrum
Incendiary
Pluralistic
Delineate
- 34. Multiple Choice
To disprove
Delineate
Discordant
Refute
Conundrum
- 35. Multiple Choice
A riddle or puzzle
Incendiary
Refute
Discordant
Conundrum
- 36. Multiple Choice
Distinct or not alike
Discordant
Disparate
Delineate
Incendiary
- 37. Multiple Choice
Conflicting or not harmonious
Delineate
Discordant
Disparate
Conundrum
- 38. Multiple Choice
The politician did not expect the responses to his town hall address to be so _______________.
delineate
refute
conundrum
incendiary
- 39. Multiple Choice
Author Stephen King is able to sharply _____________ his characters.
Disparate
Incendiary
Refute
Delineate
- 40. Multiple Choice
Many of the oft-told stories of the most ___________ nation on earth are stories not of tolerance, but of bigotry.
discordant
conundrum
refute
pluralistic
- 41. Multiple Choice
My physics teacher challenged us to __________ his laboratory findings with our own evidence.
delineate
refute
incendiary
conundrum
- 42. Multiple Choice
Even though they are identical twins, they have such ___________ personalities that it’s impossible to get them confused.
disparate
discordant
delineate
incendiary
- 43. Multiple Choice
Perhaps the answer to the fuel __________ is mandatory carpooling.
refute
incendiary
disparate
conundrum
- 44. Multiple Choice
In the middle of the song, the tuba player struck a ___________ note and ruined the entire piece.
disparate
conundrum
refute
discordant
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