Question

Which sentence from the excerpt best reveals the context of the excerpt? Once these disparate parts were held together by a common enemy, by the fault lines of world wars and the electrified fence of communism. With the end of the cold war there was the creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate, that the left side of the hyphen—African-American, Mexican-American, Irish-American—would overwhelm the right. And slow-growing domestic traumas like economic unrest and increasing crime seemed more likely to emphasize division than community. Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.

Answer 1

Answer:

Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.

Explanation:

The context of any text or passage is the circumstantial facts that set the events of the passage. It presents the main focus of what the whole passage is about.

In the given passage from Anna Quindlen's A Quilt of a Country, the author talks about how America is made up of diverse cultures and traditions. Even though most nations are formed by their majority beliefs and similar cultures, America is not one such nation that believes in a single cultural belief. Rather, it is a melting pot of all cultures and stands strong especially in times of a common enemy. She stated that there was a time when America had a "creeping concern that without a focus for hatred and distrust, a sense of national identity would evaporate". But despite it all, the nation stands stronger when faced with a common threat. And it has only made it stronger.

Thus, the sentence that best reveals the context of the excerpt is "Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack."

Answer 2

Answer:

D: Today the citizens of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack.

Explanation:

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