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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan
Multiple Choice Quizzes Related To The Readings

An Electronic Fog Has Settled over America



1

Which of the following would be a good alternative title for this selection?
A)Why Students Dislike School
B)Maguire's Story
C)The Dangers of Television
D)How to Cut Down on TV Watching
2

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the selection?
A)Maguire's family has become dumber from watching TV.
B)Children must watch less TV if they want to do well in school.
C)Neglecting one's family life can lead to serious problems.
D)By deadening thought, television has turned us into zombies.
3

The average American child spends four to six hours a day watching television.
A)True
B)False
4

Television is most dangerous to children because it makes them
A)bored.
B)passive.
C)violent.
D)depressed.
5

Maguire believes that many politicians are elected on the basis of their
A)experience.
B)image.
C)wealth.
D)conservative beliefs.
6

The teacher interviewed by Maguire appeared resigned to the influence of TV on her students.
A)True
B)False
7

The author implies that
A)Maguire's children would have been better students if Maguire had been home more.
B)the Maguires' problem could be found in most of the households in America.
C)President Reagan's acting ability made him a better leader.
D)educational television does not rot the mind.
8

The "great gray fog" symbolizes
A)a decline in moral standards.
B)political corruption.
C)growing passivity and weakening intellectual skills.
D)the use of television as a political tool and mind-control instrument.








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