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WorksheetsProComm Quiz #1
Total questions: 99
Worksheet time: 8hrs 25mins
In the Allegory of a Cave, what is represented by the cave?
The world we live in.
The night after day
The day after night
Nothing
People in this cave are free. True or False?
No, they are bonded
Yes, they move freely
What can the prisoners of this cave see?
Nothing
Shadows of things
Everything
Fire
Outside the cave, the prisoner could see not only the shadows but...
The actual objects
More shadows
He/she still cannot see anything.
If someone returned back to the cave from outside, what would he/she experienced?
darkness
peace
joy
Returning back to the cave: What do the prisoners think about you?
You're crazy
You're enlightened
In the allegory, the prisoners represent...
Philosophers forced to live among the normal people
People who do not realize that they are not seeing reality
Plato's students
Being shackled represents...
Anything that sets one free
Anything that keeps an individual from learning
Anything that contributes to knowledge
What have the prisoners seen their entire lives?
Carvings and other artifacts
Statues
Shadows of objects
Plato
What keeps the prisoners from seeing anything other than the shadows?
Their heads are immobile.
They have been blindfolded.
They were struck blind.
They had no desire to see.
How are the people in this image "chained" in a cave?
They are "chained" to their family all day.
They are watching "shadows" promoted by TV advertisers.
They need a flatscreen so they can become enlightened.
They aren't! This is the best way to be with family.
The Allegory of the Cave was written by...
Plato
Socrates
Sartre
Descartes
What do the shadows on the cave wall represent for the prisoners?
The Dead
Humanity's Fear
Sub-atomic particles
Physical Objects; Reality
What do the objects outside the cave represent?
Lies
Emptiness
Reality
When someone enlightened returns to the cave, Plato says he/she will be:
Unsteady and confused about cave life
Angry with those in the cave
None of the Above
What is the central idea of the “Allegory of the Cave”?
Most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire.
Men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life.
A philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience.
A philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news.
Pleasantville is like Plato's Cave because...
The characters were like prisoners controlled to think everything in their world was the truth.
The characters were locked in a television show unable to explore outside the town of Pleasantville.
The characters were unable to the world as it truly is until they experienced life outside of the Code of Conduct set by the major.
The characters committed a crime and are forced to stay in the Pleasantville cave.
What do the clips of high-school teachers at the beginning of the movie establish?
That the modern world is full of danger and risk.
That the world of the past was ideal.
That high-school teachers all sound the same.
That Ferris Bueller skips class a lot.
What's the name of the TV show David likes?
Pleasantville
Pleasureville
Pleasetown
Noneya
Once he is sucked into the TV, David becomes
Bud
Bruce
Buck
Brad
Once she is sucked into the TV, Jennifer becomes
Mary Sue
Marge
Maureen
Marianne
What event precipitates the mysterious arrival of the TV repair man?
David and Jennifer break the remote.
Jennifer's date calls to cancel.
Lightning strikes their TV antenna.
David sings the McIntyre's ad jingle.
What's outside of Pleasantville?
There is no outside.
Bummer Town
Sucks-to-be-you-ville
An endless empty field.
What does the TV mother serve Jennifer for breakfast?
Way too much food.
Cereal and fruit.
Leftover pizza.
Pop Tarts.
What is the first sign that David and Jennifer are affecting Pleasantville?
Skip misses a basket.
The fire department rescues a cat.
Their TV dad buys a new car.
Mr. Johnson can't stop wiping the counter.
In TV land, David works at a
burger joint.
record store.
drive-in movie theater.
barber shop.
A positive change in Pleasantville resulting from David's influence is that
Mr. Johnson becomes more independent.
Skip goes on a date with Mary Sue.
the TV is repaired.
colors start to appear.
The first object to take on color is
a flower.
a dress.
a book.
a fire.
In Pleasantville, there are no
toilets
books with words & images
fires
all of the above
David and Jennifer's predicament is evidently caused by
the TV repairman.
time travel.
Marty McFly.
a curse.
In real life, David is kind of a
geek.
jock.
burnout.
professor of perceptual barriers
In real life, Jennifer is kind of a
cool kid.
bookworm.
goody-two-shoes.
loner.
Jennifer introduces this word to Pleasantville:
Cool
Groovy
Word up
Gurb
After Skip describes what he learned from Mary Sue, the basketball players
all miss their shots.
decide to take cold showers.
punish themselves by running laps.
start to sing and dance.
The people of Pleasantville are shocked by
a bed for two people.
a motorcyle gang.
the popularity of Juuling.
bikinis.
Mr. Johnson is bothered by
his routine life.
the hat he has to wear.
water spots on the ice cream dishes.
quantum physics
Mr. Johnson's hobby is
painting.
making hamburgers.
polishing ice cream dishes.
interpretive dance.
David receives a medal for
explaining how to use a fire hose.
answering all the questions correct for the Pleasantville TV show contest.
publishing an award winning book at the community library.
bringing color into the life of the community.
David buys Mr. Johnson
an art book.
a cooler hat.
bag of takis
breath mints.
The town's teenagers ask David for
info about the outside world.
stock tips.
his lasagna recipe.
a reliable plumber.
The Mayor enlists George in
the Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce to help fight changes.
his bowling league.
an Peace Corp expedition to Peru to help put out fires.
the boy scouts.
Choose the INCORRECT answer. How are the learning (schooling) systems similar in Pleasantville and The Giver?
Both societies have limited knowledge.
The students in both societies are taught not to question anything.
The teachers have access to "real" knowledge, but do not share with the students.
When "Bud" tells Skip that "Mary Sue" may not go on a date with him, Skip misses the basket. This is the first indication that if things don't go according to plan, it may alter their entire universe. What happens in The Giver that may alter the society's universe?
Jonas and Gabriel have the same color eyes.
Jonas escapes with Gabriel when he discovers that Gabriel will be killed.
The Giver wants to commit suicide to be with Rosemary.
Choose the INCORRECT answer: The citizens in Pleasantville are not exposed to true emotion (until they do something outside of their realm). How is this similar to The Giver?
The people in The Giver must take daily medication to suppress their natural desires, which protects them from having "true" feelings.
Jonas' friends and family are only exposed to true emotion when Jonas places his hands on them to transmit memories.
The people in The Giver are shielded from authentic feeling until Rosemary dies and later when Jonas flees.
Choose the INCORRECT answer. The people in Pleasantville are punished by the judge when they start to exercise freedom of choice. What are some examples of people in The Giver being punished if they are different?
Fiona will be released for helping Jonas.
The Giver requests release after the loss of Rosemary.
Gabriel is scheduled for release since he is not growing to capacity.
Which of these answers is INCORRECT. At the end of Pleasantville, the mom and dad suggest that they don't know "what's next." In what ways does Jonas' life and community have an element of uncertainty at the end.
Jonas arrives at the sled at the top of the hill from his memory, not knowing where it will take him.
There is an "echo" of music at the end of The Giver.
The community performs the "Ceremony of Loss" when they discover Jonas has escaped.
Jonas' community is a Utopia
True
False
Jonas' community is orderly because...
There are many rules
People follow the rules
There are strict consequences when rules are broken
There is no leader
When Jonas explains his dreams about Fiona, his mother told him he was experiencing?
Stirrings
Night Terrors
Sleep Walking
Day Dreams
What are Stirrings?
Upset Stomach
Day Dreams
Pleasant Feelings all people experience growing up
Insomnia
What was the last rule Jonas Received for his assignment?
Don't eat after midnight
You can not as for release
Always dress for success
You may lie
What was the first memory Jonas received?
Snow
War
Sailing
Garden
What was Fiona's assignment?
Birth mother
Nurturer
Caretaker
Labor
What memory does Jonas show what the stuffed animal looked like?
Elephant
Mickey Mouse
The Sun
The Chancla
How did Jonas react when he learned what release was?
Annoyed
Angry
Joyful
Confused
What was the most important thing that happened at Ceremony of 12?
You no longer had volunteer hours
You were now a real adult
You got your life assignment
You didn't have to follow all family rules
What was the plan the Giver and Jonas came up with?
To make the community suffer
For Jonas to run away so the memories could come back to the people in community
to apply for release
to create Chaos
Why does Jonas leave unexpectedly?
Because he was angry with his family
Because he was tired of living a lie
because he was cast out
to save Gabe's life
What is one example from The Giver that demonstrates that the people in the society can't handle change?
Searchers feverishly search for Jonas after he escapes.
Jonas' mom has to release a repeat offender.
Gabriel is scheduled to be released because he has not reached a "normal" capacity.
The Community from the movie The Giver had no color. Why?
Because they wanted to copy the community of Pleasantville.
Because color promotes sameness and doesn't distract.
Because the projector at the school isn't working properly.
Because the film was made in the 40s.
What happens when Jonas goes past the boundary of memory?
The community becomes colorful.
The emotions become active.
The memories become active.
All the above.
Maslow believed that we are motivated by our needs.
True
False
These needs include anything from food, water, breathing, and sleep, or other needs to survive.
Safety
Physical
Esteem
Self Actualization
____________ is an examples of safety needs
Bread
Friend
Jacket
What is the order of needs, from Bottom to Top?
Safety, Physiological, Love, Esteem, Self-actualization
Self-actualization, Esteem, Love, Safety, Physiological
Physiological, Safety, Love, Esteem, Self-actualization
There is not an order
How is Maslow's hierarchy most often displayed?
pyramid
square
circle
octagon
Self-actualization needs are...
needs to avoid loneliness and separation
needs to belong and be accepted
needs to live up to our fullest and unique potential through beliefs and goals.
According to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, what is the first need that must be met?
Safety
Esteem
Belonging
Physiological
Identify the level of Maslow's hierarchy described by the following situations:
Carlota blushed happily when she opened the gift box of chocolates.
Self-actualization
Esteem
Love
Safety
Feeling a part of a group helps us meet _______________ need
Physiological
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
When parents say "you will never be good enough to go to college" they are not helping their child achieve
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
What level of Maslow's Hierarchy Needs is represented in this picture?
Physiological
Esteem
Self-actualization
Safety
What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is represented in this picture?
Physiological
Safety
Esteem
Self-actualization
What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is represented in this picture?
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Physiological
What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is represented in this picture?
Self-actualization
Esteem
Safety
Love & Belonging
Who came up with the idea that the Critical Learning Period of learning language ends around puberty?
Linguist Noam Chomsky
Psychologist Jerome Bruner
Psychologist Eric Lenneberg
Educationalist Maria Montessori
Volunteering for can food drives helps people out with what level of the Maslows triangle?
Safety Needs
Esteem Needs
Physiological Needs
Love & Belonging Needs
Language development is a critical part of a child's overall development.
True
False
What level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is represented in this picture?
Safety
Love & Belonging
Esteem
Self-actualization
Language development is a critical part of a child's overall development.
True
False
When it comes to Hierarchy of Needs, the more important needs are _____ on the pyramid.
Higher
Lower
According to Eric Lenneberg, the Critical Learning Period for language ends at puberty.
True
False
When it came to the Genie Case, what was the aim of Susan Curtiss' study?
To look compare Genie with Nell's language development.
To look at the progress of Genie's language development Genie after she was found at the age of 13.
To fall in love with the psychologist James Kent and adopt Genie.
To keep the everyone following the rules in order to keep the world black and white.
Genie was discovered at what age?
103 yrs old
33 yrs old
13 yrs old
1 yrs old
Before Genie was discovered, she lived...
in a cave, chained and forced to look at shadows on the wall.
in a loving home
strapped to a 'potty chair' and mostly ignored in her room for all those years.
deprived from regular language interaction.
What was Genie like when she was discovered?
Genie could say the alphabet backwards.
Genie could not talk.
Genie was happy and talkative.
Genie was running around the woods.
How did Genie progress?
Genie's vocabulary grew but she was still not able to string words together into meaningful sentences.
Genie regressed in language when moved into state care.
Genie had a hard time progressing further due to all the emotional and physical abuse she endured at home.
All of the above.
What are some similarities in the case of Genie and the movie Nell?
They were real people.
They were considered feral.
They weren't exposed to common interactions of society before they were discovered.
They lived happily ever after.
When it comes to Nell, what does the psychologist, Paula, want to do with Nell initially?
Take her to New York City.
Play some Beatles music for her.
Get her to go to her mother's grave.
Institutionalize her.
Why does the Jay the Psychologist want to study Nell in a controlled environment? Pick the answer which best fits.
He thinks she is totally off-the-wall different and out of control.
He wants to speak her language.
He thinks she might harm someone outside the controlled environment.
He wants to help her from not being institutionalized.
Why did Nell speak the language she spoke?
Some of her language might've been created through twin speech.
She lived in the woods raised by wolves.
Her learned pronunciation may be due to her mother's speech impediment due to a stroke.
She was never talked to as a child.
