The Jonestown Massacre

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Read the following passage about The Jonestown Massacre (It is fairly interesting I promise). There will be 10 multiple choice questions regarding the passage.

Format:
Section A: Text Passage (10 min)
Section A: 10 Multiple Choice Questions (10 min)
Section B: Text Passage (10 min)
Section B: 10 Multiple Choice Questions (10 min)

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1. Where (the country in which Jonestown is situated) did The Jonestown Massacre take place?

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2. Approximately how many people died in The Jonestown Massacre?

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3. What was the name of the leader of the Christian sect responsible for The Jonestown Massacre?

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4. What was the name of the Christian sect?

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5. Against what social issue did the church leader preach against?

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6. Of what ethnicity was the majority of the sect’s followers?

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7. For what reason did the leader of the church decide move from the United States to Jonestown in South Africa?

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8. What is the definition of “zeitgeist”?

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9. When did The Jonestown Massacre occur?

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10. Who was O’Shea in relevance to The Jonestown Massacre?

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Read the following passage about The Jonestown Massacre (It is fairly interesting I promise). There will be 10 multiple choice questions regarding the passage.

Format:
Section A: Text Passage (10 min)
Section A: 10 Multiple Choice Questions (10 min)
Section B: Text Passage (10 min)
Section B: 10 Multiple Choice Questions (10 min)

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1. Of what ethnicity were most of Jones’ followers?

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2. What was the name of the “revolutionary suicide practices” Jones carried out?

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3. Did Jim Jones carry out these “suicide practices” in:

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4. What was played 24/7 on loudspeakers in Jonestown?

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5. What did Jim Jones claim was the cult’s political track?

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6. How did Jim Jones convince his followers that Jonestown was under attack during the “suicide practices”?

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7. With what poison was the Kool-Aid laced with?

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8. What happened to those who refused to drink the Kool-Aid during the “suicide practices”?

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9. What happened to those who did not die after consuming the poisoned Kool-Aid on the day of the Jonestown Massacre?