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Three Cheers for the Nanny State & Vocab Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” what item did New York City attempt to ban?

a)

Large Sodas

b)

Unsafe Cars

c)

Sugary Snacks

d)

Imported Clothes

2.

What is the definition of retort?

a)

Worthy of praise

b)

self contained commercial establishment

c)

A sharp and witty reply

d)

turn to and adopt

3.

As explained in “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” why were some people resistant to the ban discussed?

a)

They found the ban's language hard to understand.

b)

They feared punishment for disobeying the ban

c)

They did not like being told what to do.

d)

They wanted a ban that was stricter.

4.

According to “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” what do opponents of the ban discussed in the essay fear?

a)

increased poverty

b)

more regulations

c)

busier stores

d)

higher prices

5.

Commendable. With your knowledge of the word which phrase matches it the most.

a)

Ms. Rudd

b)

leaving trash on the floor

c)

cheating on your test

d)

putting olives on a pizza

6.

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of rational?

a)

Wearing sunglasses at night

b)

laughing during a sad movie

c)

staying inside during a thunderstorm

d)

walking barefoot in the snow

7.

PART A: Based on “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” choose the phrase that best describes the main way the author views human decision-making

a)

controlled by a rational decision

b)

controlled by a person's moral nature

c)

influenced by Mills "harm principle"

d)

influenced by "predictable miscalculations"

8.

PART B: Which sentence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

Correct Answer: influenced by "predictable miscalculations"

a)

John Stuart Mill wrote in 1859 that the only justifiable reason for interfering in someone's freedom of action was to prevent harm to others.

b)

You can stop someone from crossing a bridge that is broken, he said, because you can be sure no one wants to plummet into the river.

c)

Now we see that these errors aren't a function of bad character, but of our shared cognitive inheritance.

d)


It's not always worth it to intervene, but sometimes, where the costs are small and the benefit is large, it is.

9.

PART A: Which of the following states the main purpose of "Three Cheers to the Nanny State"

a)

explain the necessity of the ban

b)

to describe the ban

c)

to suggest an alternative to the ban

d)

to persuade people to reject the ban

10.

PART B: Which sentence from “Three Cheers for the Nanny State” best supports the answer to Part A?

Correct Answer: Explain the necessity of the ban

a)

after all, people can still get as much soda as they want

b)

like the guy about to step through a hole on a broken bridge, we need help

c)

for some people, yes, it's an absolute loss

d)

it's hard to give up on the idea of ourselves of being complete rationals

11.

Choose all the options that best defines the word rectify

a)

Correct

b)

witty

c)

prove to be true

d)

set right

12.

What is the definition of speculate?

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13.

Which sentence is not using the word verify correctly

a)

Can you please verify that your name is correct on this form

b)

The claim isn't valid because no one can verify the source of the information on which it is based.

c)

I will try to verify the situation, but I think things are beyond fixing

d)

Are you able to verify your information?

14.

What is the claim that the author makes in "Three Cheers for the Nanny State"

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15.

What is something I say most in class or to you?

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