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Quiz: Are you safe on the Internet?

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Home Safety On the Internet Quiz: Are you safe on the Internet?

Are you safe on the Internet?

1. Fact or Myth: If you're a good student, mature for your age, and don't look for trouble, nothing bad will ever happen to you online.
    
   1. Fact
   2. Myth
       
2. Which statement best describes a reliable web site?
    
   1. The web page is colorful.
      
   2. The address ends in .gov.
      
   3. The web site has a lot of links.
      
   4. The web site is popular.
       
      
3. Which of the following chat rooms is probably your safest choice?
    
   1. A private chat with people you don't know.
   2. An open chat for sports fans on a .com web site.
   3. An open chat for single people wanting to meet a partner.
   4. An open and moderated chat recommended by your teacher.
       
4. You are on vacation and have no Internet access. You can't wait to check your e-mail to see if your friend has e-mailed you back. You should:
    
   1. Call your best friend and give her your username and password so that she can check your e-mail for you.
   2. Ask a stranger who is using their laptop if you can borrow it for a few minutes to check your email.
   3. Wait until you get back home to check your e-mail. After all, you'll be back in a week.
   4. Travel by yourself to an Internet café that is 2 hours away and pay $20 to check your e-mail.
       
5. Fact or Myth: If people send you their picture online, then it is okay to meet them because you know what they look like.
    
   1. Fact
   2. Myth
       
6. You are being followed from chat room to chat room and getting unwanted messages from someone you don't know. You are feeling uncomfortable with the IMs that the person is sending you. You should:
    
   1. IM the person for a while until they leave you alone.
   2. Give them any information they want so they will leave you alone.
   3. Log off immediately and let your parents know that you are being harassed.
   4. Tell the person to meet you in the chat tomorrow and don't show up.
       

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