8th Grade Cyberbullying Quiz
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Quiz given at the end of unit on Cyberbullying. Adapted from several other online quizzes.
- 1.An example of “cyberbullying” is:
- A.
Constantly instant messaging rude comments to a classmate to make them feel unwanted and not accepted at school.
- B.
Spreading rumors about kids at school using e-mail.
- C.
Uploading embarrassing pictures of friends at school without their permission.
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2.What is the best way to deal with abusive messages?
- A.
Reply and complain
- B.
Ignore them
- C.
Tell an adult you know and trust
- D.
Tell your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- 3.Which of these is a good way to keep from being bullied?
- A.
Delete messages from people you don't know, or from those people who seem angry or mean
- B.
When something doesn't seem right, stay in the site, chat anyway and give out personal information
- C.
Post all your school pictures online along with your address, email, and phone number.
- D.
Send messages when you are angry and haven't had time to think about the situation.
- E.
No Answer
- 4.Which of these are things you could do if you are cyberbullied?
- A.
Inform the local police and tell your school if it is school related.
- B.
Never agree to meet with a bully, or with anyone, you meet online.
- C.
Don't erase the messages. Put them in a folder unread.
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 5.There is someone in a chatroom, saying she is thirteen. Would you automatically believe she’s a young girl?
- A.
Yes, because you trust her
- B.
Yes, because someone will have checked
- C.
No
- 6.What do you think of when you hear the term "cyberbullying"?
- A.
I don't - it doesn't affect me
- B.
It's when someone is excluded from an online group on purpose
- C.
It's when rude, angry or gossipy messages are sent on the text or online
- D.
It's bullying that can be tracked because it leaves cyber footprints
- E.
B, C, and D
- 7.Cyber threats involve only direct threats to harm someone else.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Because of First Amendment protections, schools do not have the legal ability to punish students for cyberbullying and cyber threats that occur on campus or through school technology.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Recipients of an e-mail or IM from a cyberbully should not response and should immediately delete the message.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.I am completely safe when I’m surfing the Internet because:
- A.
I’m at home with my parents
- B.
I’m in a public place, like school, a library, or community center
- C.
No one knows what I am doing except my parents and my teacher
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 11.If a friend you met on the Internet but never in person starts sending you gifts, you should:
- A.
Accept the gifts and send a Thank you.
- B.
Keep the gifts and tell no one about the gifts.
- C.
Send the Internet friend a special gift.
- D.
Do not open the box and go immediately to an adult in charge. Explain what happened to the adult.
- E.
None of the above
- 12.What shouldn’t you do if you are being bullied online?
- A.
Respond
- B.
Tell a parent
- C.
Call a friend
- D.
Save the hurtful message or comments
- 13.When a person goes online and starts talking to you that you don't know, what shouldn't you do? (click all that apply)
- A.
Tell him/her that you aren't interested in a new friend right now (your answer)
- B.
Tell him/her your name.
- C.
Tell him/her why you are talking to them
- D.
Tell him/her when you will come back on line
- 14._________ is intentional bullying over e-mail, instant messages, gaming Web sites, texting, phone messages, or through other digital messaging.
- 15.Which of these answers below are NOT ways to avoid becoming a victim of cyberbullying?
- A.
Don't post private information
- B.
Use anti-virus software
- C.
Filter inappropriate descriptions or images
- D.
Witchcraft
- E.
Limit internet time
- 16.As I travel through "Cyberspace," information I should never give out to someone I meet online is:
- A.
The names of my favorite books and movies
- B.
My real name, address, telephone number, the school I attend, or my photograph.
- C.
The name of my pet
- 17.What are the risks of putting your picture on the Internet?
- A.
You could be traced by someone who might wish you harm
- B.
There aren’t any
- C.
The picture could be edited in an embarrassing way and sent to others or published on the web
- D.
A and C
- E.
A, B, and C
- 18.True or False: Cyberbullying doesn't really hurt anyone. People who complain are just being crybabies and wimps.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Cyberbullying is the same as bullying.
- A.
True -- a bully is a bully
- B.
False -- a cyberbully tries to hide who he/she is, while a bully is known
- 20.What can be done to a cyberbully?
- A.
Nothing -- it is the bully's word against the targets' word
- B.
Jail -- it is against the law
- C.
Civil law suits -- it is against the law
- D.
B and C
- E.
None of the above
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