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Upfront Magazine - 2/1/19
By Hillary Cheaney
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Question 1
1.
"Crisis in Yemen"
Saudi Arabia's military assault on Yemen is targeting _____________________________.
A) only military bases
B) only border checkpoints
C) both civilian and military sites
D) none of the above are correct
Question 2
2.
"Crisis in Yemen"
What effect has the war had on Yemen?
A) The Houthi rebels have fled Yemen
B) Yemen has broken its alliance with Iran
C) Yemen's central bank is now under French control
D) None of the above statements are correct
Question 3
3.
"Crisis in Yemen"
What is the primary cause of the famine in Yemen?
A) a drought
B) a crop failure
C) an economic crisis
D) an outbreak of cholera
Question 4
4.
"Who Owns Oklahoma?"
According to the article, which type of court convicted Murphy of murder?
A) tribal court
B) state court
C) federal court
D) municipal court
Question 5
5.
"Who Owns Oklahoma?"
Oklahoma claims that the Muscogee territory became state land _____________________________.
A) when the Indian Removal Act was signed in 1830.
B) when the Lakota Sioux lost the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890.
C) when Oklahoma became a state in 1907.
D) when the Supreme Court ruled in 1984 that reservations can only be disestablished by Congress
Question 6
6.
"Who Owns Oklahoma?"
If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Murphy, how much of Oklahoma could ultimately be restored as tribal land?
A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 30 percent
D) 40 percent
Question 7
7.
"Remembering Matthew Shepard"
According to the article, why was there a national reaction to Matthew Shepard's murder?
A) because of the brutality of his murder
B) because two people committed the murder
C) because a president spoke about the murder
D) because it was the first hate crime in America
Question 8
8.
"Remembering Matthew Shepard"
What sentence did each of Shepard's murderers receive?
A) life in prison
B) 10 years in prison
C) 18 years in prison
D) 2 life terms in prison
Question 9
9.
"Remembering Matthew Shepard"
Which of the following statements best summarizes the events that led to the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act?
A) Congress created the act immediately following Shepard's murder
B) The Supreme Court made a ruling in 2015 that allowed the act to go into effect
C) News reporters covered more hate crimes after 2009, inspiring Congress to take action
D) Activists worked for years to get stricter legislation against hate crimes enacted
Question 10
10.
"Remembering Matthew Shepard"
What was the effect of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act?
A) The number of hate crimes in the US has gone down ever since
B) The Department of Justice was created
C) The federal hate-crime law was expanded
D) The first federal hate-crime law was put in place