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Unit 1 Milgram’s Experiments and the Power of Authority
10 Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.
Complete the summary by selecting THREE answer choices that express the most important
ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express
ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
After World War Ⅱ, Stanley Milgram ran an experiment to find out why so many
German soldiers had followed the orders of their leaders to kill innocent people in
the concentration camps.
(A) The findings of Milgram’s experiments were used to convict Nazi leaders of crimes against
humanity.
(B) In Milgram’s experiments people were asked to give electric shocks to another person to
see if they would follow Milgram’s orders.
(C) Large numbers of the test subjects gave the electric shocks, even though they believed
doing so might seriously injure the other person.
(D) The test subjects grew very nervous as the cries of pain louder, but Milgram told them it
was OK because the other person was an actor.
(E) The experiment proved that people’s wish to follow authority is often stronger than their
desire to do what they believe is right.
(F) Experiments in which electric shocks are given to the test subject are no longer considered
acceptable.
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10 Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below.
Complete the summary by selecting THREE answer choices that express the most important
ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express
ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage.
After World War Ⅱ, Stanley Milgram ran an experiment to find out why so many
German soldiers had followed the orders of their leaders to kill innocent people in
the concentration camps.
(A) The findings of Milgram’s experiments were used to convict Nazi leaders of crimes against
humanity.
(B) In Milgram’s experiments people were asked to give electric shocks to another person to
see if they would follow Milgram’s orders.
(C) Large numbers of the test subjects gave the electric shocks, even though they believed
doing so might seriously injure the other person.
(D) The test subjects grew very nervous as the cries of pain louder, but Milgram told them it
was OK because the other person was an actor.
(E) The experiment proved that people’s wish to follow authority is often stronger than their
desire to do what they believe is right.
(F) Experiments in which electric shocks are given to the test subject are no longer considered
acceptable.
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