The Jos Post-Gameplay Quiz: October 28 Fool Me Once…
A Day in the Life of the Jos is accompanied by a series of mini-quizzes (one for each day in the game) that can be completed once students have finished a particular day. Each quiz includes five multiple choice questions that should take only a few minutes to complete.
The quiz can be found by accessing the link in The Jos Quiz: October 28 Fool Me Once… chapter of the student material. If you would like students to submit their scores, they will need to export a copy of their work to send you a copy.
As with the choices in the game itself, some answers to the questions in the quizzes are better than others. Below are the best possible answers to each of the questions.
October 28 Quiz
| Question 1: | Josie gets some important news from her friend on her social media page but isn’t sure if it’s real. Why should you double-check your facts before sharing something online? |
| Best answer is: People might make important decisions based on it. | |
| Question 2: | Jo and his friend want to use an article from Wikipedia for a research project. Why is it a good idea to check the “Talk” page before using articles from sites like Wikipedia? |
| Best answer is: The Talk page is where the article’s rating is posted. | |
| Question 3: | Josie and her friend are doing research for an essay and aren’t sure if a website they want to use is legitimate because it seems to be biased. Why does it matter if an article is biased, so long as the facts are right? |
| Best answer is: It means that the author is trying to persuade you. | |
| Question 4: | Josie comes across a weight-loss blog that promotes a diet milkshake. What’s the best way to tell if someone is giving their honest opinion about a product or whether they are secretly promoting it? |
| Best answer is: Do a search on the author’s website or social media pages to see if they spend a lot of time promoting products. | |
| Question 5: | Jo gets sent a video by a friend and wants to find out whether or not it’s real. What is one of the best ways to tell if a video is fake? |
| Best answer is: Search for the video on a hoax-checking website. |