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Is Survival Selfish Quiz 9/9
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Comprehension quiz works with Article from the web or the textbook editions.
Question 1
1.
What happened at Grand Central Station in the story
A steam pipe exploded
A train caught fire
A person was hit by a train
A train derailed
Question 2
2.
What did the people at the train station fail to do after the explosion, that would have increased survival rates, according to the author?
Rushed in to help wounded escape
Move away from the area
Rendered aid to injured
none of these
Question 3
3.
According to the article the number one determining factor for survival is...
Saving other people assoon as possible
Who has the best luck
Staying calm and holding it together
Planning for catastrophes
Question 4
4.
How did the one woman who survived the airliner that crashed on landing feel afterward?
Happy there were other survivors
heroic for saving others
Justified in her actions
Guilty for saving herself
Question 5
5.
What does the article say about people who do the smart thing and save themselves?
They suffer from survivors guilt
None of these
Most feel justified and understand the risks of saving others
They are sometimes criticized quite heavily after the fact.
Question 6
6.
In the famous mountain-climbing accident why was Simon Yates criticized?
He left his friend behind after a rock slide to save himself
Because he did not help his friend into a cave before and avalanche
Because he took the only parachute
He cut the rope after he slipped trying to save his friend who slipped down the mountain
Question 7
7.
In the following passage from the story what does the word laud most likely mean?
But while we
laud
those who sacrifice themselves in an attempt to save another, there is a fine line between brave and foolish.
condemn
praise
scorn
criticize
Question 8
8.
Which best describes the authors main argument?
Running away is the best way to survive a disaster.
Heroes have to fight their survival instinct to save others.
People are sometimes criticized for saving themselves.
People who save themselves are cowards who lack courage.
Question 9
9.
The last point the author makes is...
a reflection that it can be hard to distinguish between smart and selfish action
smart people are those who live to tell the story
that anyone can be a hero if they are calm
a story about a friend who says theres a fine line between smart and selfish
Question 10
10.
Why does the author tell about her personal experiance at Grand Central station?
To prove she’s an expert during survival situations
To explain why she become interested in the topic of survival
To highlight the difference between those who survive and those who don’t
To introduce the idea that sometimes people’s instincts are not about survival