The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt Review

Which of the following most clearly illustrates the meaning of burden?

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  Malik knew how to play a sad song.

• 
  Alexa knew a good deal about ethics.

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  Kimbra comforted the soldier’s mother.

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  Tim carried a great weight of sorrow.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following is the best definition of culpability?

• understanding; ability to identify with the feelings or thoughts of others

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  innocence; freedom from guilt

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  blameworthiness; guilt or blame that is deserved

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  obligation; something that is carried with difficulty

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If a captain’s conscience bothers her after a sailor’s death, what is she most clearly feeling? Base your choice on the meaning of conscience.

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  grief

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  fear

• guilt

• anger

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of the Greek root -path-?

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  guilt

• knowledge

• loss

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  feeling

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The word empathy contains the Greek root -path-. Choose the situation that most clearly illustrates the meaning of empathy. Base your answer on your knowledge of the word root -path-.

• Erin invested her company's money wisely.

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  Chang looked for his wallet.

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  Ron knew what he had done was wrong.

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  Beth felt sadness for her friend’s loss.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

According to “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following is the best definition of survivor guilt?

• feeling responsible for a crime committed when it was unavoidable

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  feeling general regret for a comrade’s death, knowing no personal wrong was done

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  feeling bad about living through a disaster or war when others did not

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  feeling that others blame someone for a crime committed by a friend when that person could have stopped it

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which two kinds of guilt does the author contrast?

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  rational and survivor guilt

• rational and objective guilt

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  subjective and irrational guilt

• 
  subjective and objective guilt

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” which of the following may be an important cause of survivor guilt?

• soldiers’ strong feelings of regret for accidents

• soldiers’ duties to self, including self-forgiveness

• soldiers’ efforts to contact the family of a comrade

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  soldiers’ strong feelings of attachment to one another

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In which sentence is the colon used correctly? 

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  Veterans feel guilty about comrades who died: even if they could not have saved them.

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  The soldier used this phrase to describe his feeling: “the bite of conscience.”

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  Soldiers: at least the ones I have interviewed: feel a bond with their comrades.

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  "In war, standing here rather than there can save your life but cost a buddy his."

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In which sentence is the dash used correctly? 

• The doctor worked hard—despite the raging battle—to save the wounded.

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  The soldier felt—guilty because she recovered while others did not.

  
  

• The army investigated—and the findings—were that the crash was an accident.

• Survivors - take responsibility even when they cannot be held responsible.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3