Would You Marry a Stanger?

According to the text, which of the following describes an arranged marriage?

• When parents allow their children to select their spouses, and the parents arrange the wedding.

• When parents require that their children to live with them until they find a person to marry.

• When parents plan their child's marriage, sometimes with the input of their children.

• When parents select their child's spouse and the children arrange the wedding.

Autonomous means...

• excessively submissive

• caused by the action of antibodies produced against substances

• acting independently or having the freedom to do so

• relying on someone or something else for aid or support

What are the two main types of arranged marriages described in the passage?

• Forced and mandatory

• Selected and named

• Contrived and Obligatory

• Forced and selected

According to the text, which of the following is true of arranged marriages?

• Arranged marriages often become abusive because the spouses did not choose each other.

• Arranged marriages last longer than other marriages and their love increases with time.

• Young people in China like arranged marriages because they are traditional.

• Eastern countries are trying to influence America to arrange marriages too.

Why do some people arrange marriages?

• to encourage children to marry outside of their race

• to provide their daughters with financial security

• to draw attention to their family's status

• to create social and political conflicts

Western means...

• to describe things, people, ideas or ways of life that come from or are associated with the United States, or Canada

• an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issues, especially a political or religious issue

• toward the direction of the southern countries associated with South America

• to deliver or expose to an enemy by treachery or disloyalty

Which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text?

• Arranged marriages were popular in the past but have been replaced by autonomous marriages in nearly all societies.

• Arranged marriages are about as successful as autonomous marriages because they are so widespread.

• Arranged marriages are a non-Western practice that have not spread to westernized countries despite their positive benefits.

• Arranged marriages allow love to emerge over time and can be more effective in the long-run than autonomous marriages.

Which detail from the text would you use as evidence to support the reasons why people choose to arrange marriages?

• Arranged marriages was much more universal in previous centuries, and was still quite common across Europe until the 1700s (Paragraph 5)

• The basic idea is that the parents know their children better than anyone else, so they will have the wisdom and experience to pick the perfect partner (Paragraph 6).

• Arranged marriages might seem unfamiliar and strange to a Western viewer, but they are actually fairly common around the world (Paragraph 8).

• Some American adults take their path, too, trusting their parents to know them and keep their best interests at heart. Do you think you would ever consider marrying a stranger? (paragraph 8)

According to the text, what is the relationship between love and marriage?

• People who are in love before they are marriage tend to have strong marriages.

• People show less love in arranged marriages than in autonomous marriages.

• People in arranged marriages will not have any feelings for their spouses.

• People in arranged marriages tend to fall in love as time goes on.

How do paragraphs 6-8 develop the main idea of the text?

• by detailing how autonomous marriages have failed in westernized countries for people who are from cultures that traditionally support arranged marriages

• by describing why arranged marriages are successful thanks to parents forming matches based on particular benefits

• by explaining why arranged marriages work in some parts of the world and why they don't work in others

• by citing evidence that arranged marriages can result in true love and fewer divorces over time