Video Comprehension Questions for 12th-Grade Students

According to the video, why did many viewers believe the "Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives" documentary was true?

• The Discovery Channel aired it, and people tend to trust content from that channel.
• The video showed clear footage of the prehistoric creature attacking a boat.
• The video had a disclaimer indicating the content was real.
• Both a and b

What did the Raelians claim to have done regarding human cloning?

• They said they had created the first cloned human baby.
• They said they had discovered the key to eternal life through cloning.
• They said they could transfer personalities to clones.
• All of the above

Why did the Cottingley fairies hoax continue for many years?

• The photographs were examined and deemed authentic by experts.
• The girls who took the photos admitted they were fakes.
• Arthur Conan Doyle believed the photos were real.
• Both a and c

What was the purpose of the "balloon boy" hoax?

• The family wanted to get attention and be on a reality TV show.
• The boy had accidentally floated away in a real hot air balloon.
• The family wanted to test the emergency response system.
• The family was trying to make a political statement.

How did the perpetrators of the Piltdown man hoax try to make the artifact seem authentic?

• They claimed the bones were discovered in an English gravel pit.
• They presented the bones as the missing link between humans and apes.
• They involved Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle in the hoax.
• All of the above