QCM : Being Amish — 18 questions

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The Amish way of life is traditional, secluded and plain, with restrictions on modern technology, cars and conventional schooling. A modern lifestyle involving technology and public schools does not correspond to these characteristics.

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“Plain dressing” describes the Amish appearance and their simple clothing. Refusing modern electronic devices concerns their relationship with technology, not their way of dressing.

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Rumspringa is a period of discovery around the age of 16, when young Amish people experience life beyond their community before deciding whether to commit to the faith. It is not a compulsory ceremony imposing religious belief on children.

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The Amish believe that faith is a personal choice and should not be imposed on young people. This principle differs from the idea that community or parents automatically determine a person’s belief.

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Jacob Amman is identified as the founder of the Amish movement, while the separation of Swiss and Alsatian Mennonites occurred in 1693. The Mennonites were the group involved in the separation, not the founder named in the unit.

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The Amish migrated from Switzerland to Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Pennsylvania was their settlement area in the United States, not their place of origin.

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The Amish population in the United States exceeds 300,000, and their dialect is called Pennsylvania Dutch. The other choices change either the population estimate or the name of the language.

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Amish children generally attend school only through the 8th grade, at approximately 14 or 15 years old, and do not receive higher education. The other options extend schooling beyond the level described or replace it with a different educational path.

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Barbie feels watched and judged because her family controls important choices concerning her activities, commitment to God and marriage. The idea that she is expelled after questioning tradition corresponds more closely to Bates’s experience.

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Bates is expelled after breaking community rules through his appearance and behavior, and he experiences this expulsion as rejection. Forgiveness and promotion would contradict the consequences described for his actions.

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The song adopts ironic, sarcastic and humorous tones when describing hard work, sacrifice and Amish life. Religious references in the song express ideas such as pacifism and divine judgment, but they do not replace its humorous treatment.

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Amish Paradise is presented as a parody of Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise, performed by Weird Al Yankovic. Gangsta’s Paradise is the original song mentioned, rather than the parody.

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Eirene Eicher’s 2019 autobiographical extract focuses on the pain of leaving her family and community. The 2017 newspaper article concerns Amish businesses and technology, not her departure.

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Eicher recalls a joyful and peaceful childhood with her brothers, but also chores, hard work and the unfair fact that her brother could attend school while she could not. Equal educational opportunities would remove the source of frustration described in her memories.

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Their New York Times article examines Amish businesses and the need to use modern technology. Eicher’s departure and childhood memories belong to a different autobiographical account.

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Marilyn considers phones useful in emergencies, John accepts them outside the house, and Lizzie worries about addiction, obsession and technology replacing God. The other descriptions reverse or exaggerate these three positions.

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« But » introduit un contraste entre l’attachement au mode de vie amish et l’impossibilité de le conserver comme autrefois. Le distracteur concernant la cause correspond à « because », qui explique une raison au lieu d’opposer deux idées.

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« But » relie ici deux idées contrastées : aimer un mode de vie et ne plus pouvoir le vivre comme cinquante ans auparavant. « Because » introduirait une cause, tandis que « so » exprimerait plutôt une conséquence.