Language and Composition: The Art of Voice (Muller and Whiting)

Chapter 7: History, Culture, and Civilization: Are We Citizens of the World?

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1			What metaphor does J.B. Priestley use to capture the essence of nationalism in the essay "Wrong Ism"?
			A)	Nationalism is the coal that fires the flames of regionalism and internationalism.
			B)	Nationalism is the concrete median that separates the highways of regionalism and internationalism.
			C)	Nationalism is the helium balloon caught on the branches of regionalism and internationalism.
			D)	Nationalism is the rotten meat between the healthy slices of regionalism and internationalism.
2			According to Ishmael Reed in "America: The Multinational Society," what are the origins of America's monoculturalist view?
			A)	Midwest farming families
			B)	Puritans
			C)	Native Americans
			D)	Hispanic laborers
3			Which of these phrases in Judith Ortiz Cofer's essay demonstrates juxtaposition?
			A)	"the same things can make you an island—not a tropical paradise but an Alcatraz"
			B)	"I was at this time of my life practicing reserve and cool."
			C)	"It is custom, however, not chromosomes, that leads us to choose scarlet over pale pink."
			D)	"Mixed cultural signals have perpetuated certain stereotypes"
4			What is Thomas Friedman's "super-story"?
			A)	the rise of "big" petroleum
			B)	the transition from a Cold War economy to a global economy
			C)	the emergence of the Second Industrial Revolution
			D)	the necessity of the Internet
5			What tone does Edward Hall exhibit in his essay "The Arab World"?
			A)	passionate
			B)	humorous
			C)	conversational
			D)	satirical

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