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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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Guinea
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French Guyana
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Guinea-Rousseau
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Guyana
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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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Jones Duncan
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Jonas Jones
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Jim Jones
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Flynn Jones
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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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Sexism
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Freedom of religion
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Freedom of speech
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Racism
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6. Of what ethnicity was the majority of the sect’s followers?
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Latino-American
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Jewish
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African-American
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German
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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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The cult did not agree with the United States political climate at the time.
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The cult was being investigated by the CBI for narcotic involvements, financial fraud, and socialist propaganda.
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The cult was being accused of financial fraud and abuse and violence towards their members.
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The cult was being shut down for having carried out a violent protest which endangered American citizens.
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8. What is the definition of “zeitgeist”?
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A member of a cult
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The major political belief of a time period
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A German word for social majority
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A member of a liberal Jewish Church
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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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She was the wife of the leader of the cult.
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She was the sibling of a member of the cult.
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She was a member of the cult.
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She was a historian who spent 40 years studying 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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Latino-American
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German
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African-American
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Jewish
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2. What was the name of the “revolutionary suicide practices” Jones carried out?
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White Out
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White Night
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Black Out
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Black Night
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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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Socialism
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Free Thinking
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Anarchism
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Democracy
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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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He played gunshot sounds on the loudspeakers throughout town.
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He hired guards to time an explosion in the jungles.
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He hired guards to shoot into the jungles.
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He hired guards to shoot the members at random throughout the town.
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7. With what poison was the Kool-Aid laced with?
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Arsenic
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Potassium Chloride
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Strychnine
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Potassium Cyanide
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8. What happened to those who refused to drink the Kool-Aid during the “suicide practices”?
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They were encouraged to follow their free-will and were allowed to return back to the living quarters.
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They were shot by the guards surrounding Jonestown.
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They conglomerated into a large group and fought against the guards.
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Their names were noted on a list and brought to Jim Jones. These members were then expelled from Jonestown.
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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?
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They were caught by Jonestown guards passing around with stethoscopes and shot.
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They were left at the scene of the massacre.
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They were caught and given a second cup of poisoned Kool-Aid.
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They were killed with poisoned gas and their corpses were dragged into a common area, lying face down.
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10. Who did Jim Jones order to kill first?
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The mothers
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The children
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The elderly
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The men