Three Cheers For the Nanny State TMMS QUIZ

Which of the following is a paraphrase of Conly’s claim about the government and personal freedoms?

• People always know what is best for themselves.

• The government should never interfere with personal choices.

• Although we might believe we know what's best for ourselves, the government often has better information and sometimes it's beneficial to heed their guidance.

• Personal freedom is more important than public health.

Where does Conly introduce her claim?

Note: Where do you really learn what her position is on the topic?

• In paragraph 7.

• In the first paragraph.

• In the conclusion.

• In paragraph 17.

In 2013 what item did New York City try to ban?

• large fries

• large soda

• sugary foods

• fast food

What do the opponents of the large soda ban fear?

• busier restaurants

• not being able to buy a large soda

• higher soda tax

• more regulations

rational means...

• able to make decisions based on reason not emotions.

• able to make decisions based on emotions not reason.

• able to make decisions based on finances.

• able to make decisions based on peer pressure.

Read the following sentence from “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.”
          Some of us can drive safely at 90 miles per hour, but we’re bound by the same laws as the
          people who can’t, because individual speeding laws aren’t practical.
What idea from the text does this example demonstrate most clearly?

• People strive to follow laws even if some individuals refuse to obey them.
  
• People must give up some individual freedom to ensure the safety of all.
  
• The government does not have the resources to implement new laws.
  
• Laws are necessary even though they can be challenging to enforce.

Which of the following states a main purpose of “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”?

• to explain or inform readers why the ban is necessary

• to describe how the law was passed

• to say why a different law would be better

• to persuade people that the ban is a bad idea

In paragraph 9, the author explains that optimism bias is...

• the idea that however likely a bad thing could happen to people like us, it won't happen to us.

• the idea that every bad thing that happens to anyone will happen to us, too.

• the idea that someone isn't fair.