A Passage to Africa - Purpose and Ideas
Authored by Emily Berry
English
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main purpose of Alagiah's visit to Somalia?
To build a relationship with the Somalis who are suffering
To collect striking images to be presented in the news
To participate in charity work
To collect information about Somalia
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do journalists respond to scenes of suffering?
They become emotionally attached to people who are suffering
They try to help these people much as they can
They have become hardened to these scenes
They have never really experienced these scenes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Alagiah say is the main role of a journalist?
To observe their subject
To engage with their subject and form a relationship with them
To collect facts about their subject and then fabricate them
To report fake news
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Alagiah admit about news reporters like himself?
That their job is just one big competition
That they prefer to visit war-torn countries
That they like to travel
That they are constantly looking for increasingly awful events
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Alagiah want the readers to question or consider about the news?
Who is responsible for it
Why these stories are reported
How we respond to it
Whether it's real of fake
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Alagiah's encounter with 'the man' teach him?
How to be a better journalist
To not let his emotions get in the way of his job
How to understand people's smiles
That we are all equal
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Alagiah want the reader to reflect on after reading about his experience?
Our interpretations of people's smiles
The role of a journalist
How we treat people who are suffering
Our relationship with the developing world
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