Kitty Genovese

Kitty Genovese

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Kitty Genovese

Kitty Genovese

Assessment

Quiz

English, Other

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Karmen Gore

Used 399+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the incident between Genovese and Moseley?

Moseley attacked Genovese in a public location to gain attention.

Moseley attacked Genovese multiple times, and she was unable to get immediate help and died.

Moseley’s attack of Genovese gained attention from neighbors because it was so violent.

Moseley returned to attack Genovese a second time because he was afraid people would hear her.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following describes why people were horrified by the crime?

Genovese was young with her whole life ahead of her.

Several people said they heard the conflict and did nothing.

Moseley returned to the scene to attack Genovese again.

Genovese approached people for help and was ignored.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The bystander effect is…

people’s tendency to not react to an emergency if they’re in a group.

people’s uncaring attitude towards those they do not know.

people’s fear of getting involved in something that may end badly for them.

people’s tendency to not react to an emergency if they are alone.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The 2007 report revealed that…

few people saw the attack but several did help.

everyone who heard the attack offered help.

there weren’t in fact 37 people around at that time.

the police were slow to respond to the attack.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the main idea of the text?

The uncaring attitudes of 37 bystanders proved that people are less likely to take action if they do not know the victim.

After it was proved that the 37 bystanders did not in fact ignore Kitty Genovese, the results of similar experiments were found invalid.

Though the 37 bystanders claimed to have heard and helped Kitty Genovese, this has never been proven.

Despite the incorrect report that 37 bystanders ignored Kitty Genovese as she was attacked, the incident led to valuable psychological studies.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following excerpts from the text best supports the main idea of the text?

“The New York Times picked up the story, printing a shocking headline that ‘37 bystanders’ continued about their business as a young woman was stabbed to death right outside their windows.”

“In the presence of many others, participants were half as likely to jump in and help than if they were alone. The study is now one of the most famous and most replicable experiments in the field of psychology.”

“When he saw Genovese staggering away, he assumed everything was okay and did not investigate further.”

“Some, including Genovese’s brother, who made a documentary out of his investigation into the real story of his sister’s murder, are resentful of the false portrayal of the witnesses.”

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the meaning of “complacency” in the following statement from the text?


The story garnered national attention; readers were horrified at the utter complacency of these bystanders. Many took the incident as a symbol of the cold anonymity of life in a big city.

blissful unawareness

extreme cruelty

lack of intelligence

lack of compassion

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