Question 1

What did Chief Justice Earl Warren deliver in his text?

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the opinion of the Court on the case Brown v. Board of Education

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his vote on the case Brown v. Board of Education

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his vote on the case Plessy v. Ferguson

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the opinion of the Court on the case Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 2

What does Chief Justice Earl Warren describe in the second paragraph of the Court's opinion, beginning with the word "today"?

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the importance of education to children and society

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the reason why the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place in public education

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the psychological effects of segregation on children's hearts and minds

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the difference in the tangible factors of Negro and White schools

Question 3

Read this sentence from the text: "In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education." What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?

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Education is a main tool in helping a child adjust normally to his or her environment.

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Today's laws require students to attend school.

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Our society spends a great amount of money on education.

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Education is a right, which must be made available to all on equal terms.

Question 4

Why might Chief Justice Earl Warren have started the Court's opinion with a discussion about the equalization of "tangible factors" across black and white schools?

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to explain why the Court chose to look at the effect of separating races on public education when making its decision about the case

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to express his annoyance about the way differences in those tangible factors affect the hearts and minds of children

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to hint that the Court believes that the doctrine of "separate but equal" is functioning correctly and fairly

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to emphasize that black and white schools are actually equally protected under laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment

Question 5

What is the main idea of this text?

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The Court unanimously decided that separate educational facilities are inherently equal.

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Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the Court.

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Education is the most important function of state and local governments.

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Education awakens children to cultural values and helps them to adjust normally to their environments.

Question 6

Read these sentences from the text: "To separate [children in grade schools and high schools] from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely to ever be undone. [... T]his finding is amply supported by modern authority." Why might Chief Justice Earl Warren have pointed out that "this finding" about how separation creates a feeling of inferiority is supported by modern authority?

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to help convince readers and listeners that the finding is true

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to suggest that he disagrees with the finding and the modern authority that supports it

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to emphasize the importance of supporting one's findings with evidence

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to imply that modern authorities are very trustworthy

Question 7

Read these sentences from the text: "In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms." What word or phrase could replace the words "Such an opportunity" in the second sentence without changing its meaning?

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The opportunity of education

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The opportunity for life

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The opportunity of equality

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The opportunity for success

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