Primal Screen-DOL

1. According to Goodman in “Primal Screen,” what do the Gallup and Roper polls in 5 & 6 reveal about television’s impact on Americans?

• A. Television causes more arguments than money issues.

• B. Watching television as a family activity improves family life. 

• C. Television is a major part of the lives of people in the United States.

• D. Children in the United States watch television for 24 hours a day.

2.  ) In paragraph 9, what does the word Vicarious most nearly mean?

• A.  serving instead of someone or something else.

• B. performed or suffered by one person as a substitute for another or to the benefit or advantage of another 

• C. experienced or realized through imaginative participation in the experience of another 

• D. occurring in an unexpected or abnormal part of the body instead of the usual one 

3.) Goodman says in “Primal Screen” that parents choose peace and quiet when they-

• A.argue about how much television to watch instead of about money

• B.let their kids watch television instead of playing in the house

• C.turn off the television or turn down the volume considerably

• D.tune each other out after they argue about television and money

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4.) The author includes paragraph 8 to — 

• A. analyze the benefits of watching television as a family

• B, address a misconception about television polls

• C. suggest that programming is not the biggest concern

• D. explain that people prefer watching television alone to watching with someone else

 Which word best describes the author’s attitude in paragraph 11 toward modern family life?

• A. Distressed

• B. Perplexed

• C. Amused 

• D. Indifferent