Chap 01 15e Patterson
1) Which of the following best characterizes Americans' knowledge of public affairs today?
A) Millennials are better informed than older generations by a wide margin.
B) Americans are consistently shown to be among the most well-informed when
compared to people in other democracies.
C) Most Americans today are far better informed than previous generations, though
knowledge levels are still rather low.
D) Misinformation is now at its highest level in the history of polling.
E) Baby boomers have been shown to be the most well-informed generation, while
younger generations know little about public affairs.
2) Critical thinking is best described as
A) the process of forming an opinion after weighing the relevant facts.
B) discounting the news from ordinary media outlets.
C) rejecting the accounts of bureaucrats and finding alternative versions online.
D) assuming that all news presents lies until alternative truths present themselves.
E) trusting your instincts on the way the world works.
3) Approximately what share of Americans refused to take the threat of COVID-19 seriously?
A) less than one third
B) more than one half
C) more than one third
D) less than one half
E) nearly all
4) What type of government suppresses individuality, forcing people to think and act in
prescribed ways or risk punishment?
A) communist
B) socialist
C) authoritarian
D) egalitarian
E) republican
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1) Which of the following best characterizes Americans' knowledge of public affairs today?
A) Millennials are better informed than older generations by a wide margin.
B) Americans are consistently shown to be among the most well-informed when
compared to people in other democracies.
C) Most Americans today are far better informed than previous generations, though
knowledge levels are still rather low.
D) Misinformation is now at its highest level in the history of polling.
E) Baby boomers have been shown to be the most well-informed generation, while
younger generations know little about public affairs.
2) Critical thinking is best described as
A) the process of forming an opinion after weighing the relevant facts.
B) discounting the news from ordinary media outlets.
C) rejecting the accounts of bureaucrats and finding alternative versions online.
D) assuming that all news presents lies until alternative truths present themselves.
E) trusting your instincts on the way the world works.
3) Approximately what share of Americans refused to take the threat of COVID-19 seriously?
A) less than one third
B) more than one half
C) more than one third
D) less than one half
E) nearly all
4) What type of government suppresses individuality, forcing people to think and act in
prescribed ways or risk punishment?
A) communist
B) socialist
C) authoritarian
D) egalitarian
E) republican
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