WorksheetsCitizen Bezos Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Innovative means...
a)
passionate
b)
resilient
c)
creative
d)
impossible
2.
Jettisoned means all of the following except...
a)
to throw away
b)
to get rid of
c)
discard
d)
to maintain
3.
What is an antonym for gargantuan?
a)
petite
b)
huge
c)
enormous
d)
collossal
4.
The word acidly suggests that the negotiators were...
a)
uncomfortable
b)
corrupt
c)
poisonous
d)
harsh
5.
If the meaning of the prefix "in" means not, according to the passage what does the word inevitable mean?
a)
hard to explain
b)
impossible to avoid
c)
disastrous
d)
with much difficulty
6.
Eclectic means...
a)
odd
b)
unclear
c)
a variety
d)
a fortress
7.
Bastion means...
a)
bizarre
b)
a supporter
c)
unclear
d)
elastic
8.
Quirky means all of the following except...
a)
bizarre
b)
strange
c)
odd
d)
elastic
9.
Resilient means...
a)
to bounce back
b)
a variety
c)
strange
d)
odd
10.
Ambiguous means all of the following except...
a)
unclear
b)
bizarre
c)
uncertain
d)
not defined
11.
It can be reasonably inferred from the article that Amazon's lawyers objected to naming a program "The Gazelle Project" because...
a)
the name was already taken
b)
it was a vivid image of aggressive behavior.
c)
the image of springing gazelles was unrelated to Amazon's business.
d)
the term was confusing.
12.
The author includes the history of A&P primarily in order to...
a)
describe the origins of antitrust law in the United States.
b)
provide historic context for Amazon's agenda against Hachette.
c)
outline a possible solution for the struggling publishing company.
d)
compare American and European laws regulating competing business.
13.
The author states that Jeff Bezos "has more influence than any other person in the world today over the future of reading" because...
a)
Bezos can decide whether e-readers replace books altogether.
b)
Amazon's monopoly on book selling allows Bezos to do whatever he wants with the book publishing industry.
c)
Amazon can use its market power to transform book publishing.
d)
Amazon can shape public opinion.
14.
Coll notes that Bezos is married to a novelist in order to...
a)
provide evidence that Bezos initially appeared to be a champion of the publishing industry.
b)
make the reader feel more sympathetic toward Bezos's business model.
c)
counter the argument that Bezos does not care about books and authors.
d)
contrast Bezos's personal life with his business persona.
15.
The main issue the article examines is whether...
a)
Bezos's decisions are mainly financially motivated.
b)
Amazon will destroy the book publishing industry.
c)
Bezos will hurt or help the future of reading.
d)
the publishing industry as a whole will suffer, as Amazon promotes the sale of commodities other than books.
16.
Which of the following can the reader reasonably infer based on the information given in paragraph 8 ("This spring...")?
a)
It's unclear why Amazon has singled out Hachette.
b)
Hachette decided to publish The Everything Store because of the way Amazon is treating the company.
c)
Amazon is targeting Hachette because Hachette is publishing The Everything Store.
d)
The author believes Amazon's efforts to increase its profits on e-book sales are motivated, in part, by the publication of The Everything Store.
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