Shankar Vedantam, The Telescope Effect

The Telescope Effect

Shankar Vedantam 

READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ

Take the quiz below to check your comprehension of the reading selection:

Question 8.21

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 8.22

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 8.23

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 8.24

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 8.25

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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is A.

READING SUMMARY

Question 8.26

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Below is an example summary of this reading selection: Vedantam argues that people will spare no expense to save an individual person or animal when needed but have difficulty when the number rises. The reason for this difficulty is the abstract nature of large numbers. Your summary will differ from this one in the way it is written, but it should include roughly the same information.

VOCABULARY QUIZ

Explain the meaning of each of the following words as it is used in the reading:

Question 8.27

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Incensed means angry or infuriated.

Question 8.28

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Discrepancy means inconsistency or difference.

Question 8.29

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Blasé means unconcerned or unmoved.