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1-1 (Activity): JFK Assassination

Last updated over 2 years ago

14 questions

Question 1

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Question 2

02:37

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Questions 3 & 4

03:29

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Question 5

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Question 6

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Question 7

05:45

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Question 8

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Question 9

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Questions 10 & 11

07:37

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Questions 12 & 13

10:09

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Question 14

10:55

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Question 1

1.

List a few of the groups that were immediately suspected of engaging in conspiracy to assassinate JFK.

Question 2

2.

The JFK conspiracy theories arose in part because the circumstances surrounding his assassination were suspicious.

True

False

Question 3

3.

The Warren Commission was made up of members of the _______who were tasked with investigating the JFK assassination.

Question 4

4.

After the Warren Commission released its official report, many Americans were convinced that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to assassinate JFK.

True

False

Question 5

5.

How did the Zapruder Film challenge the Warren Commission's account of the JFK assassination?

Zapruder's film challenged the idea that the government was responsible for JFK's death.

Zapruder's film challenged the idea that JFK was the target of the assassination.

Zapruder's film challenged the idea that there was a lone gunman who shot JFK from behind.

Zapruder's film challenged the idea that JFK's security guards were innocent.

Question 6

6.

The CIA was concerned about all of the conspiracy theories because they said the reputation of the U.S. government was at stake.

True

False

Question 7

7.

By about one decade after JFK's assassination, most Americans believed the government's account saying that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman.

True

False

Question 8

8.

Complete the quote: "People ache for an explanation of the_______."

Question 9

9.

According to this segment, how has the government conditioned us to believe conspiracy theories?

By admitting that many conspiracy theories are true

By admitting to their role in numerous conspiracies

By keeping millions of documents secret

By promoting their own conspiracy theories

Question 10

10.

In the 1970s, there were a few media outlets that were considered honest and trustworthy sources by most Americans.

True

False

Question 11

11.

According to this segment, how does our current lack of a shared reality impact the way we deal with information?

It encourages people to generate their own facts.

It helps us find greater consensus regarding controversial topics.

It encourages all American to rely on the same few sources. 

It helps us discover the truth more easily.

Question 12

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Question 13

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According to this segment, what are some of the explanations as to why so many people believed in the PizzaGate conspiracy theory?

It is difficult to dissuade people from their cherished beliefs.

It is a natural human tendency to examine all of the evidence before coming to a conclusion.

People often pick out the evidence that supports their beliefs and ignore the evidence that does not support it.

People often refuse to believe that coincidences are random.

Question 14

14.

According to this segment, what is the root cause of many conspiracy theories?

People do not care about the future of the country anymore and therefore refuse to seek the truth.

People do not trust the authorities, whether that be the government, corporations, universities, or other powerful institutions.

People do not have the cognitive capacity to separate fact from fiction.

People do not have access to truthful media.

Check off all of the statements that are TRUE regarding the PizzaGate conspiracy theory.

Conspiracy theorists believed that words found in Hillary Clinton's emails (like "pizza" and "cheese") were code for the child sex ring.

Many of the conspiracy theories were being spread in Internet chat rooms.

Top-ranking Democrats were accused of running a child sex ring based out of Washington D.C.

It started in 2016 during the presidential campaign.

Conspiracy theorists believed that the ping pong paddle logo at Comet Pizza was eerily similar to an FBI document's symbol for child love.

Alex Jones, the leader of the conspiracy theory, refused to apologize for spreading false information.

Authorities were able to debunk the conspiracy theory before any dangerous incidents could occur.