According to “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” what do opponents of the ban discussed in the essay fear?
The Story Three Cheers

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a. increased poverty
b. more regulations
c. higher prices
d. busier stores
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Based on “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” choose the phrase that best describes people’s ability or inability to make good decisions.
a. naturally skilled
b. mentally unprepared
c. biologically incapable
d. psychologically predisposed
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What evidence against the author’s perspective is provided in “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”? Choose three options.
a. Some people do not care much about their health.
b. Some people think that drinking soda is unhealthy.
c. Some people want more government intervention.
d. Some people enjoy drinking a lot of soda at one time.
e. Some people can regulate how much soda they drink.
f. Some people think that exercise is more important than diet.
a, d, e
a, b, e
c, d, f
b, c, d
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read the following excerpt from “Three Cheers for the Nanny State.”
Obviously, it’s not about soda. It’s because such a ban suggests that sometimes we need to be
stopped from doing foolish stuff, and this has become, in contemporary American politics,
highly controversial, no matter how trivial the particular issue. (Large cups of soda as symbols
of human dignity? Really?)
What is the impact of the parenthetical text?
It shows that the author respects opinions about the ban that differ from her own.
It demonstrates that the author does not understand how or why the ban was put into effect.
It suggests that the author recognizes why there have been misunderstandings about the ban.
It reveals that the author believes the ban has been given greater importance than it deserves.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A
Based on “Three Cheers for the Nanny State,” choose the phrase that best describes people’s ability or inability to make good decisions.
naturally skilled
mentally unprepared
biologically incapable
psychologically predisposed
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What psychological concept discussed in “Three Cheers for the Nanny State” explains the reason the mind does not always make the best decisions?
cognitive bias
talk therapy
deep hypnosis
long-term memory
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A
Which of the following states a main purpose of “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”?
to explain the necessity of the ban
to describe the law-making process
to suggest an alternative to the ban
to persuade people to reject the ban
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