ZOOS: MYTH AND REALITY / ZOOS CONNECT US TO THE NATURAL WORLD

In “Zoos: Myth and Reality,” the author claims that most zoos ---

• teach people a love of wildlife.

• fail to live up to their propaganda.

• prepare animals for wild habitats.

• spend large amounts on conservation.

Distinguish fact and opinion in “Zoos: Myth and Reality.” The statement that polar bear exhibits look like “a Flintstones movie set” is an example of ---

• the author's opinion.

• a scientific experiment.

• a fact from an expert.

• another writer's belief.

What claim does the author of “Zoos: Myth and Reality” make in his argument about roadside zoos?

• These zoos think that they are doing a good job.

• Because of these zoos, all zoos should close.

• These zoos make animals suffer terribly.

• People who enjoy these zoos are cruel.

What does the author of “Zoos Connect Us to the Natural World” think zoos do for people who live in cities?

• make the world seem strange to them

• make them believe they have traveled

• convince them to live somewhere else

• help them appreciate wildlife and nature

The authors of the articles agree that ---

• people should learn about and care for wildlife.

• zoos should protect animals from each other.

• a zoo’s main job should be teaching children.

• zoos need to ask people for more money.

Propaganda is ---

• an expert on zoo construction.

• rules that explain conservation.

• information that supports a cause.

• a person who teaches animal facts.

What does sterile mean?

• cold

• barren

• private

• dangerous

Something that is exotic is ---

• unusual.

• beautiful.

• captive.

• threatened.

To exploit means to ---

• explain a problem.

• ignore serious danger.

• use for selfish purposes.

• appreciate good treatment.

One way that Laidlaw explains that zoos have failed in “Zoos: Myth and Reality” is in ---

• finding wild animals.

• building decorative exhibits.

• producing a surplus of animals.

• reintroducing animals into the wild.