Types of Lies

The author thinks it is easy to avoid lying. 

• True
• False

What is NOT part of the definition of lying?

• a false statement
• deserving of punishment
• meant to give a false impression
• made with the intent to deceive 

Complete the statement: "When someone lies, someone...."

• neglects
• fails
• loses
• is punished

What DOES lying do, according to the author? 

• "sickens us as a voting populace"
• "turns us against our peers"
• "makes us crave the truth" 
• "lubricates the machinery of living"

What analogy does the author use in her simile? "Eventually lies become as invisible us as _______ is to a _____." 

• dirt, worm
• water, fish
• snow, penguin
• air, bird

In a white lie, the liar decides what is best for the person being lied to. 

• True
• False

What is the type of lying where you simply leave out the truth? 

• Omission
• Groupthink
• Stereotypes
• White lies

Putting on a facade is a type of lying because it 

• hurts the other person's feelings
• makes you look smarter than you really are 
• makes people pay you compliments
• seduces others into an illusion 

"Ignoring the plain facts" is the same thing as 

• turning a blind eye
• eye-for-an-eye justice
• looking through another person's eyes
• noticing the speck of wood in your brother's eye while ignoring the plank in your own 

Deflecting is popular among passive-aggressive people because

• it doesn't physically harm people
• it makes the other person look out of control, so the attention is off the liar 
• it is crueler than the other methods of lying
• it takes less pre-planning