Ruthless & How Do We Tell Right From Wrong

What sets the main action of Ruthless in motion?

• Judson forgetting his books

• Marcia's departure for Alec's house

• the theft of some of Judson's liquor

• the end of summer vacation season

How does Alec's arrival at the cabin effect the events of the story?

• it leads to Marcia leaving her husband

• it leads to Judson drinking poison whiskey

• it leads to the theft of some of Judson's liquor

• it leads to an argument between Judson and Marcia

Which of the following causes Marcia's fear?

• “he turned from the bathroom cabinet, entered the expensively primitive living room of his mountain camp, and crossed to a closet set in the pine wall” (Paragraph 2)

• “he had been packing his things away for the Winter, and in a few minutes would be driving back to civilization” (Paragraph 2)

• “she saw the bottle in her husband’s hand” (Paragraph 7)

• “one by one he dropped the tablets into the bottle and held it up to watch them dissolve” (Paragraph 12)

How does the conversation between Judson and his wife develop the plot of the passage?

• It causes Alec to retaliate against Judson.

• It prompts Marcia to go to warn Alec’s wife about the poison.

• It causes Judson to be distracted by Marcia’s obvious distress.

• It prompts Judson to consider throwing out the poisoned whiskey.

Which statement expresses the main theme of the story?

• No crime is bad enough to warrant another person’s death.

• It’s important to take the opinions of loved ones into consideration

• There will be consequences if people take justice into their own hands.

• It is fair to make sure a person’s punishment ts the crime they committed.

Which detail from the text best reveals Judson’s belief about crime and punishment?

• . “He corked his bottled vengeance and set it back on the shelf alongside the little whiskey glass.” (Paragraph 14)

• “Also, the use of rat poison is quite legal. The only way any rat can get into this closet is to break in.” (Paragraph 17)

• “We won’t be here till next spring. I can’t bear to think of that deathtrap waiting there all the time.” (Paragraph 22)

• “‘and don’t worry about your poor, abused little burglar. No one is going to get hurt who hasn’t got it coming to him.’”(Paragraph 25)

Which statement best states a central idea of the article How Do We Tell Right From Wrong?

• Lawrence Kohlberg interviewed a group of young men about moral decision making.

• Lawrence Kohlberg realized that people make decisions the same way their entire lives.

• Lawrence Kohlberg concluded that people’s moral decision making develops as they age.

• Lawrence Kohlberg found that young children make decisions based on avoiding punishment.

Which statement best describes the difference between Preconventional reasoning and Postconventional reasoning

• Preconventional reasoning is based on community norms, but Postconventional reasoning is based on religious beliefs.

• Preconventional reasoning is based on avoiding punishment, but Postconventional reasoning is based on earning rewards

• Preconventional reasoning is based on beneting oneself, but Postconventional reasoning is based on one’s personal morals and values

• Preconventional reasoning is based on following one’s moral principles, but Postconventional reasoning is based on doing what is best for oneself.

Which quotation below best supports the idea that the common good becomes more important to people as they age?

• “Kohlberg came up with a theory to describe the different ways that human beings make moral choices.” (Paragraph 5)

• “They tend to follow the rules that their parents and teachers make because they are thinking about getting something good or not getting in trouble.” (Paragraph 7)

• “They see rules as being the same for everyone, and they think it is important and valuable to do what one is ‘supposed’ to do.” (Paragraph 12)

• “Once a person begins to think in a Stage 5 way about what benets the community as a whole, they will almost never go back to a Stage 2 level of looking outfor themselves rst.”(Paragraph 16)

. How did listening to a subject talk about the dilemma allow Kohlberg to determine a person’s level of moral reasoning?

• Kohlberg could determine if they were more concerned with looking good than doing good.

• Kohlberg could understand how people decided what was the rightthing to do.

• Kohlberg could understand if being truthful in their reply was important or not.

• Kohlberg could decide if they picked the right answer and give them a score.