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WorksheetsLit Test, Privacy Debate & The Brutality of Violence
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
What question do both voices in "How Private is Your Private Life" and "The Privacy Debate" have about the need for privacy laws?
Why aren’t animal privacy laws part of the issue?
What is the best way to categorize privacy laws?
How to decide what should be protected and what should be public?
Should privacy laws include private citizens and business?
Which quotation from “How Private is Your Privacy” best reflects an experience similar to that of the speaker in “The Privacy Debate”?
“While it can help track criminals, the data could also be used to legally obtain personal information about law-abiding citizens.”
“Rapid advances in technology have fostered an ever-growing assault on our private lives.”
“I go to the grocery store. At the register, I hand the cashier my supermarket discount card.”
“The bank protects my account information from hackers and other unauthorized third parties, but it does share that data with inside affiliates.”
Unlike the main character in “How Private is Your Privacy,” the speaker in “The Privacy Debate” can best be described as ...
Curious and Concerned
Flamboyant and Aloof
Educated and Annoyed
Illiterate and Angry
What is one difference between the endings of the two selections ("How Private is Your Private Life" and "The Privacy Debate")?
“How Private…” ends with the reporter warning readers, but the end of “Privacy Debate” suggests caution.
“How Private…” ends with the reporter unsure, but the “Privacy Debate” writer is intrepid.
“How Private…” ends with the reporter going to bed and the end of “Privacy Debate” the writer is playing checkers with a friend.
“How Private…” ends with a feeling of insecurity, but the end of “Privacy Debate” is a warning
Which statement best describes a difference between the two selections ("How Private is Your Private Life" and "The Privacy Debate"}?
“How Private…” explores privacy concerns in everyday lives, however the “Privacy Debate” suggests the need for open public records.
“How Private…” explores the need for privacy laws to all transations while the “Privacy Debate” wants to protect global business.
“How Private…” explores privacy issues in everyday lives, however the “Privacy Debate” explores the privacy law.
“How Private…” explores what a normal day is like for a reporter while the “Privacy Debate” reports about the life of a judge.
What is one idea explored in both "How Private is Your Private Life" and "The Privacy Debate"
The need for privacy is the same as yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Privacy Laws affect everybody.
Hackers are everywhere.
Privacy Laws need to be broken down into different levels of privacy.
Read the quotes Which sentence describes the difference in tone?
tone in the second is sarcastic and angry. The tone in the first expresses doubt, but the tone in the second expresses admiration for the media.
The first quote has an inspirational tone while the second is melancholy.
The tone in the first expresses doubt, however the tone in the second is sarcastic and angry.
The tone of the first creates questions, however the tone in the second offers an answer.
Which quotation from “All American Boys” best reflects an experience similar to that of the speaker in “To the Addict who Mugged Me”?
"I just need to move to hopefully calm the pain." (Page 6)
"I just wanted him to stop beating me." (Page 6)
"She tripped over me. I thrust one hand down on the floor to save myself from a nasty face-plant." (Page 3)
"Everything was sideways. Wrong. My ears were clogged..." (Page 6)
Unlike the main character in “All American Boys,” the speaker in “To the Addict Who Mugged Me” can best be described as --
sad and depressed
confused but proud
happy and flamboyant
sarcastic and angry
What question do both voices in "All American Boys" and "To the Addict Who Mugged Me" have about violence?
As long as there is no blood, is violence acceptable?
If violence is never justified, how should we respond to violence?
Is violence sometimes a necessary evil?
If violence can be justified, how do you know when it is too much and beyond being justified.
What is one difference between the endings of "All American Boys" and "To the Addict Who Mugged Me"?
"All American Boys" ends with the beaten boy starting to fight back while "To the Addict Who Mugged Me" ends with the victim trying to forgive the mugger.
"All American Boys" ends with the assaulting cop realizing what he had done wrong while "To the Addict Who Mugged Me" ends with the mugger going to get high.
"All American Boys" ends with a plea from onlookers to, "leave him alone," while "To the Addict Who Mugged Me" ends with the victim hoping the addict gets clean or gets mercy in heaven.
"All American Boys" ends with a plea, "please don't kill me," while "To the Addict Who Mugged Me" ends with the victim trying to forgive the mugger.
Read the quotes. Which sentence best describes the difference in tone between the two quotations?
The tone of the first quotation is aggressive and angry, while the tone of the second quotation is sarcastic and glib..
A playful tone is expressed by the first quote, and the second quote's tone is instructional.
There is no difference in the tone.
The tone of the first quotation is elevated and lofty, while the tone of the second quotation is modest and casual.
Which statement best describes a difference between "All American Boys" and "To the Addict Who Mugged Me"?
“American Boys” explores how many times you can hit a person before rending them unconscious while “To the Addict Who Mugged Me” explores the necessity of forgiveness..
“American Boys” explores the many flavors of chips, while “To the Addict Who Mugged Me” explores the flavors of heroin.
“American Boys” explores racism, while “To the Addict Who Mugged Me” explores forgiveness.
“American Boys” explores the necessity of friends, while “To the Addict Who Mugged Me” explores how working together would create a benefit.
What is one idea explored in both “American Boys” and “To the Addict Who Mugged Me”?
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. - MLK
The resilience of the human body is a work of art.
The human body is the best picture into a person's soul.
Life does not get easier or forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.
"The bottle she was holding shattered, sudsy beer splatter everywhere." This quote is an example of.....
antonym
allegory
allusion
alliteration
Of the following quotes, which one demonstrates bias.
"The privacy of my video-rental records is protected by federal law, but not the data in my medical records."
"People should be aware that wehn they use these cards, they are literally selling their privacy."
"The federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 requires application forms to inform consumers that personal information may be disclosed to third parties..."
"The camera is operated by a private company simply for the use of promotional purposes and entertainment on its website."
What is the thesis of "The Privacy Debate"?
"One man's justice is another man's injuctice"
"Our consumer credit system is the "secret ingredient of the U.S. economy's resilience."
"Tracking internet surfing and purchases is different from identity theft."
"This article will... demonstrate teh benefit of access adn openness, particluarly in the are of public records."
Which of the following is NOT an example of conflict?
"I tried to figure out which would be the one that could be most easily beaten by a stick of gum."
"I pushed the door to Jerry's open. It chimed like it always did, and the guy behind the counter looke dup like he always did, then stepped out from behind the counter, like he always did."
"She tripped over me. I thrust one hand down on the floor to save myself from a nasty face-plant."
"Before I could even get my fingers on the money, the cop had me knotted up in a submission hold."
Read the quote, "I wish I felt it in me to wish you well. When goodwill tells me to be tender, I have a trick: what I'm incapable of feeling, I imagine as a place." What theme is the narrator struggling with?
Sometimes you need to forget yourself and become what you hate.
It is necessary to stand up for what is right.
Inaction is an action.
Do you need to forgive after such a brutal attack?
Which of the following is an example of personifcation?
a pack of gum to kill the chip-breath.
young supermodel with fake everything
As if there is a classy way to belch
The pain was a color.
