Following the Crowd

Following the Crowd

9th Grade

7 Qs

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Following the Crowd

Following the Crowd

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.1, RI. 9-10.2, RI.8.4

+23

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

7 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Functional magnetic resonance imaging or functional MRI (fMRI) is a procedure that measures ________.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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

The desire to fit in makes people display bizarre behavior at restaurants.

People become embarrassed when it is revealed that they copy others' behaviors.

Experiments reveal that human behavior is greatly influenced by humans' desire to fit in.

The Nazis used behavioral experiments to trick German citizens into following immoral laws.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is meant by the word "gustatory" as it is used in paragraph 1?

acting strangely

related to eating

being reserved and polite

following what others do

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the relationship between the people who participated in the Primetime experiments and the Germans who followed Adolf Hitler?

Both groups illustrate how following the crowd can benefit society.

Both groups show that people's actions are controlled by their need to fit in.

Both groups reveal that people cannot be held responsible for following the crowd.

Both groups demonstrate that some people will resist and do what they think is right.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which piece of evidence supports the idea that some people can resist "the fear of standing alone"?

"When the group gave the right answer, Tony agreed. And when everyone gave the wrong answer — Tony still agreed." (Paragraph 8)

"'I wanted to go with what I felt was the correct answer, and trust myself, and that's what I did,' Graham said." (Paragraph 14)

"One woman at the table said: 'I think the majority of people will look to see what others are doing and follow their example.'" (Paragraph 21)

"Their brains lit up in a place called the amygdala, which Berns calls 'the fear center of the brain.'" (Paragraph 28)

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The author suggests that the desire to belong is a very powerful — if not the most powerful — human emotion. Do you agree or disagree with this assertion? Explain your answer.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why do people follow the crowd? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other art, media, literature, or history in your answer.

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Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1