1. What is "group behavior"?
A. mankind's desire to study sociology
B. mankind's desire to be part of one group
C. mankind's desire to not be part of different groups
D. mankind's desire to be part of different groups
2. Being part of a group is an effect. What caused people to become part of a group a
long time ago?
A. People wanted to believe something just because one member said it was so.
B. People wanted to be able to better survive and prosper.
C. People wanted to be alone.
D. People wanted to have big homes made of concrete or brick to protect them from
dangerous animals.
3. Groups accept certain behaviors according to what their members believe to be
correct. Which sentence from the passage best supports this conclusion?
A. "Individuals in a group either naturally created a purpose for themselves or might have
been given one by the group's leader."
B. "Group behavior is the basis for so much of what we see in our society today."
C. "Group behavior also makes it more likely that all of the members of a group will
believe something just because one member says so."
D. "Norms are examples of what a group normally does over a period of time."
4. Based on the passage, what might the identity of a group be based on?
A. the group's values
B. the group's location
C. the group's "common enemy"
D. the group's size