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Quiz for Document P7-2: Horace Kallen, Democracy Versus the Melting Pot (1915)

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Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes Kallen’s opposition of the terms “democracy” and “melting pot?”A. Democratic freedoms promote unique ethnic expression.
B. Democracy undermines American unity.
C. Ethnic divisions are destructive to democratic principles.
D. Individualism dissolves ethnic divisions.

Question 2

Rather than a “melting pot,” Kallen describes the development of American democracy as a metaphoricalA. crucible.
B. orchestra.
C. salad bowl.
D. tea pot.

Question 3

Kallen asserts that those who espouse the ideal of the American “melting pot” are also devoted to the ideal ofA. African American equality.
B. American exceptionalism.
C. Anglo-Saxon ethnic identity.
D. ethnic cleansing.