
Sugar Section Quiz 4
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the most significant difference between sugar farmers as they are presented in “Louisiana Sugar Farmers” and Sugar Changed the World?
The video presents sugar farming as hard backbreaking work while the book shows an easier, more peaceful sugar farming experience.
The video presents sugar farming as a way to fulfill a family dream and something to take pride in, while the book presents sugar farming as a devastating thing that cost many their lives.
The video highlights that there are good and bad years in growing sugar while the book presents sugar as a crop that was always profitable and successful.
In the video farmers work hard to improve their soil, but in the book farmers rotated crops and let the soil heal itself.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the details below came ONLY from the book Sugar Changed the World
Although Americans rebelled against their colonial masters, they did not deal with the problem of enslaving people in their own country
As global trade in sugar increased, so too did the spread of ideas about individual liberty and human freedom.
The demand for sugar led to a dramatic increase in slavery, the slave trade, and global production of sugar.
The increased consumption of sugar, especially by poor workers, played a key role in the industrial revolution and the transformation of the world economy.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of the statements below came ONLY from the article "Sugar"?
The increased production of sugar has sustained hidden costs, including economic colonization.
The spread of sugar consumption was boosted by loss leader sales, whereby shopkeepers would attract customers by selling sugar below cost.
Although Americans rebelled against their colonial masters, they did not deal with the problem of enslaving people in their own country.
The demand for sugar led to a dramatic increase in slavery, the slave trade, and global production of sugar.
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which of these statements are from BOTH "Sugar" and Sugar Changed the World?
As global trade in sugar increased, so too did the spread of ideas about individual liberty and human freedom.
The demand for sugar led to a dramatic increase in slavery, the slave trade, and global production of sugar.
The spread of sugar consumption was boosted by loss leader sales, whereby shopkeepers would attract customers by selling sugar below cost.
The increased consumption of sugar, especially by poor workers, played a key role in the industrial revolution and the transformation of the world economy.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is a central idea that the authors of “How Sugar Changed the World” (Whipps) and Sugar Changed the World (Aronson/Budhos) share?
To persuade the reader that the text contained the most accurate information about the sugar trade.
To inform the reader of the profound effects the sugar trade had on global economies, governments, and societies.
To inform the reader of the fact that Britain’s desire to keep the sugar islands was a contributing factor in their loss of the American colonies.
To inform the reader of the fact that Britain’s desire to keep the sugar islands was a contributing factor in their loss of the American colonies
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CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The central idea of “How Sugar Changed the World” (Whipps), in its simplest form, is that the sugar trade had many negative effects on society as well as positive effects. Which of the following is a way to state this central idea with more details?
Despite the hardships they faced, the African slaves ended up playing a key role in bringing the world to freedom.
Sugar had a profound impact in shaping trade, politics, and borders from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.
For some sugar farmers, sugar farming represents the fulfillment of a dream and was a source of pride.
There were and continue to be many hidden costs in the production of sugar.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the central idea of “Sugar” (Shah)?
Despite the hardships they faced, the African slaves ended up playing a key role in bringing the world to freedom.
Sugar had a profound impact in shaping trade, politics, and borders from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.
For some sugar farmers, sugar farming represents the fulfillment of a dream and was a source of pride.
There were and continue to be many hidden costs in the production of sugar.
Tags
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
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