One Nation, Under Surveillance

According to the article, Chinese authorities want to predict and stop protests to avoid ___.

• school shutdowns

• political embarrassment

• people’s workdays being disrupted

• monetary ($$) costs associated with protest

Surveillance targets in China include ___.

• migrant workers

• ethnic minorities

• people who have filed complaints about the government

• all the provided answers

China uses its surveillance system to track all of the following EXCEPT:

• who people call

• where people are

• how much water and electricity people use

• marriages between Hindus and Muslims

Once individuals are in a database of people to be watched, they are ___.

• removed after one month of no incidents

• removed after five years of no incidents

• removed if they file proper requests

• rarely removed

The authors explain that China’s President Xi Jinping has ousted officials he considers disloyal. The authors include this information to help show that Xi ___.

• is authoritarian (all controlling)

• wants to control Taiwan

• dislikes political protests

• has been in power for 10 years

In the first section, Maya Wang says, “This is an invisible cage of technology imposed on society.” Which literary device does she use?

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

In the section “‘Nowhere to Hide,’” Yin Qi, Megvii’s founder, most likely compares his surveillance technology to a search engine to ___.

• describe how to use it

• explain how quickly it works

• emphasize how much it costs

• minimize concerns about invasion of privacy

Which word provides a context clue to the meaning of dodge?

"Avoiding all the digital trip wires is much harder than it used to be. Zhang Yuqiao, a 74-year-old man, has been petitioning the government for most of his adult life. In the past, he could simply stay off the main highways to dodge authorities. Then, he’d be safe to make his way to Beijing. Once there, he’d continue his fight for justice for his parents who were tortured a long time ago."

• “avoiding”

• “petitioning”

• “fight”

• “torture”

How many people live in China?

• 1 billion (4m less than India)

• 1.4 billion (4x more than U.S.)

• 1.5 billion (1b more than India)

• 2 billion (6x more than U.S.)

What small island nation's freedom is being threatened by China's growing power?

• South Korean

• Japan

• Taiwan

• Philippines