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Unit 1 Milgram’s Experiments and the Power of Authority
6 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.
(A) The experiment showed that the urge to follow orders is very powerful, even if those
orders are considered immoral.
(B) The experiment revealed that most people have a powerful wish to obey their superiors
and do things they personally think are wrong.
(C) The experiment showed that people only do things they feel are wrong in order to obey
authority.
(D) The experiment revealed that most people who obey authority have an incredibly powerful
wish to do things they personally feel are wrong.
7 According to the passage, experiments like Milgram’s are no longer performed because
(A) we no longer need to put Nazi leaders on trial
(B) the electric shocks injured too many people
(C) they cause emotional suffering in the subjects
(D) Milgram’s experiments clearly proved the power of authority
8 The word conducted in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) justified
(B) studied
(C) funded
(D) carried out
9 Look at the four squares [□] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the
passage. [C]
Again, this person was an actor and was not really in pain.
Where would the sentence best fit? Circle a square to add the sentence to the passage. [C]
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6 Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted
sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out
essential information.
(A) The experiment showed that the urge to follow orders is very powerful, even if those
orders are considered immoral.
(B) The experiment revealed that most people have a powerful wish to obey their superiors
and do things they personally think are wrong.
(C) The experiment showed that people only do things they feel are wrong in order to obey
authority.
(D) The experiment revealed that most people who obey authority have an incredibly powerful
wish to do things they personally feel are wrong.
7 According to the passage, experiments like Milgram’s are no longer performed because
(A) we no longer need to put Nazi leaders on trial
(B) the electric shocks injured too many people
(C) they cause emotional suffering in the subjects
(D) Milgram’s experiments clearly proved the power of authority
8 The word conducted in the passage is closest in meaning to
(A) justified
(B) studied
(C) funded
(D) carried out
9 Look at the four squares [□] that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the
passage. [C]
Again, this person was an actor and was not really in pain.
Where would the sentence best fit? Circle a square to add the sentence to the passage. [C]
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