Always Wanting More - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

^{According to Hine,}

why do Simon Patten's ideas

about a high standard of living

make people uneasy?

They promote waste and misuse of resources.

They were revolutionary for their time.

They are obstacles to progress.

They are too abstract for most people to understand.

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does the Thomas Hine mean

by the term “buyosphere”?

the group of people who want a simpler lifestyle

the media that persuade people to buy things

the places where inexpensive goods are manufactured

all the places where people shop

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

^{According to Thomas Hine,}

what important change occurred

around the time of Adam Smith?

People became more attached to their possessions.

People began to see buying things as a way of creating wealth.

People began longing for a simpler lifestyle.

People began to expect stores to sell a wider variety of goods.

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why does the author say, “we yawn at a super store”?

Super stores have become outdated.

We have gotten used to the abundance they offer.

Most people prefer to shop online.

Shopping in such large stores can be exhausting.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

^{According to the author,}

what is one reason why some people

are opposed to consumerism?

There are not have enough resources to sustain this life style for everyone.

The freedom to choose what to buy at a stuper store is a threat to tyrants.

People who are not fulfilled in their work do more shopping.

Ronald Reagan said that, “Progress is our most important product.”

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What ironic claim does the author

make in defense of consumerism

and super stores?

Stores sell inexpensive goods from overseas, so people can buy more.

Stores cause people to buy more than they need and value what they have less.

Stores are one of the last places where people can express their freedom.

Stores provide a great many jobs that allow people to earn money to shop.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is consumerism?

The belief that everyone should have the right to shop.

The belief that superstores are better than grocery stores.

The belief that the rich will help to support the poor people in society by creating jobs.

The belief that buying and using goods benefits the world.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which sentence best describes

a life based on austerity?

Living a simple life without many comforts.

Having and getting more than you need.

Becoming bored by the things you own.

Trying to find happiness and success.

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which sentence best describes

a life based on superfluity?

Living a simple life without many comforts.

Having and getting more than you need.

Becoming bored by the things you own.

Finding happiness and success in life.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why is it dangerous to chase after intangible ideas rather than

material goods?

There are not enough materials for everyone to get what they want.

Material goods make you greedy and being greedy is a drain on wealth.

Ideas keep changing, so you will never actually get what you want.

11.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

Which two statements best express Thomas Hine's main idea in this essay?

As people have acquired more possessions, they have become less attached to the objects they own.

Wanting and owning many objects is considered a high standard of living.

Thomas Hine feels like a mindless consumer when he shops in superstores.

Ironically, the more objects people own, the more they are driven to acquire more possessions.

In the past, people used to own very few possessions and had very little desire to acquire more.

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement best expresses Thomas Hine's purpose in writing this essay.

Thomas Hine wants to entertain us with clever, self-mocking stories about his own experiences shopping.

Thomas Hine wants to explain how people became consumers so that they will stop consuming so much.

Thomas Hine wants to show us that super stores cause us to act like zombies.

Thomas Hine wants to convince us that things were better in the past.

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