It's No One's Fault When It's Everyone's Fault Review Questions

1. What is the central idea of the article?

• A. People have a large influence over others when they are in a group.

• B. One can avoid a group’s influence by staying aware of who they are.

• C. People lose a sense of who they are as individuals when they are in a group.

• D. One can look to group behavior for the cause of some of the worst atrocities in history.

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2. Which quotation from the text best explains why deindividuation affects a person’s ability to tell right from

wrong?

• A. “The crowd surged forward through the door, moving in human waves, crashing against the doors like

  the ocean hits rocks.” (Paragraph 1)

• B. “Today, if you were to ask any of those fans whether a good spot to see their favorite band was worth a

  human life, it’s likely they would say no.” (Paragraph 2)

• C. “There are pro-social forms of deindividuation, like losing your inhibitions when dancing amongst a

  crowd or being part of a crowd caught up in suddenly looking for a missing child or pet.” (Paragraph 8)

• D. “The larger the group, the more anonymous a person is, and the less responsible they feel for the group

  action.” (Paragraph 10)

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3. In paragraph 7, how does the discussion of firing squads add to the reader’s understanding of deindividuation?

• A. by illustrating the difficulty of making moral choices when influenced by diffused responsibility

• B. by giving an example of how diffused responsibility affects people’s feelings about their actions

• C. by providing a counterargument to the idea that deindividuation enables bad behavior

• D. by demonstrating people’s ability to resist deindividuation if they wish to

4. What is the purpose of paragraph 11?

• A. It shows the effects of deindividuation.

• B. It gives historical examples of deindividuation.

• C. It gives advice on how to avoid deindividuation.

• D. It excuses people influenced by deindividuation.

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PROMPT: Why might deindividuation be seen as a negative force in

society? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

In your argument, make sure to:

● clearly answer all parts of the prompt in one to two sentences

● use key words from the prompt

● use academic vocabulary