China Under Surveillance

According to the article, Chinese authorities want to predict and stop protests to avoid ___.

• school shutdowns

• political embarrassment

• people’s workdays being disrupted

• monetary costs associated with protest

.Surveillance targets in China include ___.

• migrant workers

• ethnic minorities

• people who have filed complaints about the government

• all of the above

China uses its surveillance system to track ___.

• who people call

• where people are

• how much water and electricity people use

• all of the above

Once individuals are in a database of people to be watched, they are ___.

• removed after one month of no incidents

• removed after five years of no incidents

• removed if they file proper requests

• rarely removed

The authors explain that China’s President Xi Jinping has ousted officials he considers disloyal. The authors include this information to help show that Xi ___.

• is authoritarian

• wants to control Taiwan

• dislikes political protests

• has been in power for 10 years

In the first section, Maya Wang says, “This is an invisible cage of technology imposed on society.” Which literary device does she use?

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

In the section “‘Nowhere to Hide,’” Yin Qi, Megvii’s founder, most likely compares his surveillance technology to a search engine to ___.

• describe how to use it

• explain how quickly it works

• emphasize how much it costs

• minimize concerns about its invasiveness

In paragraph 3 of the last section in the article, which word provides a context clue to the meaning of dodge, as used in the paragraph?

• “avoiding”

• “petitioning”

• “fight”

• “torture”