The Ways We Lie

1.Judging from her explanations and examples it can be inferred that Ericsson believes that people:

• A. Are unaware that they lie in many different ways

• B. Do not recognize the difference between "functional lies" and harmful ones

• C. Fail to understand the true consequences of their lying

• D. Have learned to tolerate the lying as a necessary part of contemporary life

• E. Lie unintentionally more often than they lie intentionally

2.The sentence "We exaggerate, we minimize, we avoid confrontation, we spare people's feelings, we conveniently forget, we keep secrets, we justify lying to the big-guy institutions" (paragraph 3) is an example of:

• A. A run-on sentence

• B. A complex sentence

• C. Polysyndeton

• D. Asyndeton

• E. A cumulative sentence

3. Which of the following outlines the shared structure of "The White Lie" (paragraphs 8 and 9) and "Omission" (paragraphs 18-20)?

• A. Personal experience,explanation of consequences, examples

• B. Definition, explanation of consequences, examples

• C. Definition, personal experience, general examples

• D. Personal experience, explanation of consequences

• E. Explanation of quotation,personal experiences

4. The section "Facades" (paragraph 10 and 11) includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• A. Hyperbole

• B. Metaphor

• C. Personification

• D. Colloquialism

• E. Metonymy

5. What is the rhetorical function of paragraph 36?

• A. To engage readers by accusing them of wrongdoing

• B. To summarize each of the types of lying that have been discussed in the essay

• C. To encourage readers to contrast "functional lives" with "living a lie"

• D. To repeat the most important points that the author has made in her essay

• E. To encourage the reader to accept her stated claim

6. Which of the following best describes the tone of this essay?

• A. Didactic and moralistic

• B. Sarcastic and acerbic

• C. Lively and provocative

• D. Nonchalant and informal

• E. Confrontational and instructive