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WorksheetsCentral Park 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where is Central Park?
Orlando, Florida
New Jersey
New York City
Fair Haven, CT
How might one describe New York City in the 1970's and 1980's?
Peaceful & quiet
Great place to live
Out of control
What bad thing happened New York City's Central Park, on April 19, 1989?
The usual stuff, boys hanging out and people jogging.
A severe drought caused the trees and grass to die.
5 boys and 1 woman's lives were changed forever.
The hot dog and ice cream vendors were banned from the park.
How did the media portrayed the young men accused of rape?
As probably innocent.
As good boys.
As kids who just made a mistake.
As animals.
What should the young men have done when the police first questioned them?
Spit in their face.
Answer all questions honestly.
Say nothing except "I want a lawyer."
Lie, lie, lie....
Why were the boys accused of raping and beating the woman in Central Park?
They confessed.
The cops had witnesses who saw them do it.
The cops had no real suspects.
What made it easy to accuse the boys of something they didn't do?
Racial tensions at the time.
They did it and admitted it.
All of the above.
How sure must a jury be before finding the accused guilty of a crime?
Probably gulty
Very likely
Almost certainly
Beyond any doubt.
What does "Beyond a reasonable shadow of a doubt" mean?
Juries just need to be pretty sure before determining guilt.
Juries just need to be absolutely sure before determining guilt.
The young men would have probably been much better off if they....
Told the truth from the start.
Just did what they were told.
Shut up and asked for a lawyer.
What finally happened that proved the boys innocent?
The boys finally got a good lawyer.
They were found innocent by the jury.
Matias Reyes confessed after meeting Corey Wise in prison.
How many murders a day were there in NY in the 70's and 80's?
6 per day.
6 per week
6 per month
6 per year.
What may have made the "Central Park Jogger" rape/beating stand out so much?
The victim was brown or black and the accused white.
The victim was white and the accused brown or black.
Race had nothing to do with it.
Why did the young men confess to a brutal crime that they did not commit?
They were pressured to by the cops.
They wanted to go home.
They were framing each other up.
All of the above.
Why was it so bad for the cops to frame the young men for the brutal crime?
The boys served time in prison that can never be given back.
The cops stopped looking for the real criminal.
Cops need to be honest and law abiding like everyone else.
All of the above.
What should have tipped off the cops that the young men didn't commit the crime?
Their stories didn't match.
There was no DNA evidence linking them to the crime
There was no impartial witnessess.
All of the above.
What does this story tell us about media and information?
The media never lies.
The media never shades the truth.
Sometimes, the media is irresponsible or worse.
What important thing does this story teach us?
The justice system never fails.
The truth always matters.
Always tell the truth.
Do NOT talk to police without a lawyer.
Why did the real rapist eventually come forward and confess?
Rapists always tell the truth.
He was a good man.
The police forced him.
He met one of the accused in prison and felt sorry for him.
What mistake(s) did the young men make?
Being too honest.
Lying.
Talking to the police.
All of the above.
