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Upfront Magazine Quiz - 2/22/19
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Question 1
1.
"Could Your DNA Solve a Murder?"
Your DNA provides information about
A) your pets
B) your neighbors
C) you and your relatives
D) all of the above
Question 2
2.
"Could Your DNA Solve a Murder?"
How did the police catch the Golden State Killer?
A) By finding his DNA on a DNA database
B) By analyzing one of his victim's DNA on a DNA database
C) By connecting his DNA to a third cousin who was listed in a DNA database
D) None of the above are correct
Question 3
3.
"Could Your DNA Solve a Murder?"
According to one survey, what do most people think about police using genealogical DNA databases to investigate crimes?
A) Most people think it should be allowable only for investigating nonviolent crimes
B) Most people think it should be allowable only for investigating violent crimes
C) Most people think it should be allowable for investigating any type of crime
D) Most people think it should never be used for investigating any type of crime
Question 4
4.
"Could Your DNA Solve a Murder?"
What is a major source of revenue, or income, for genealogy services?
A) Working with police to solve crimes
B) Selling information to pharmaceutical companies
C) helping employers decide which candidates to hire
D) guiding insurance companies on which insurance applications to accept
Question 5
5.
"Will the Climate Kids Save the Planet?"
What caused Jayden Foytlin to join the plaintiffs in
Juliana v. United States
?
A) She was personally affected by extreme flooding
B) She was inspired by a speech given by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
C) She felt frustrated after reading newspaper articles about the delays with the case
D) She became friends with Kelsey Juliana in college and wanted to support her fight
Question 6
6.
"Will the Climate Kids Save the Planet?"
According to the article, what is the public trust doctrine?
A) The process of filing a lawsuit in federal court
B) The network of organizations that advocate for environmental causes
C) The commonalities among several historic Supreme Court rulings
D) The idea that the government is obligated to protect natural resources for public use
Question 7
7.
"Will the Climate Kids Save the Planet?"
What do the plaintiffs hope the courts will force the federal government to do?
A) Allow more plaintiffs to join their lawsuit
B) Work with other countries to protect rainforests
C) Write a plan that drastically reduces carbon emissions
D) Encourages the use of fossil fuels over renewable energy
Question 8
8.
"Will the Climate Kids Save the Planet?"
According to the article, what are the courts generally reluctant, or unwilling, to embrace?
A) Creative legal theories
B) Lawsuits initiated by young people
C) Multiple lawsuits about the same issue
D) Requests for stays by the federal government
Question 9
9.
"Mansa Musa: The 400-Billion-Dollar-Man"
According to the article, where does Mansa Musa rank among the wealthiest people of all time?
A) 1st
B) 2nd
C) 5th
D) 10th
Question 10
10.
"Mansa Musa: The 400-Billion-Dollar-Man"
According to the article, what was an effect of Musa's lavish pilgrimage?
A) Other rulers began traveling to Mecca
B) Egypt conquered most regions in Africa
C) Mali became known as a trade destination
D) Musa was invited to visit kings around the world
Question 11
11.
"Mansa Musa: The 400-Billion-Dollar-Man"
What was the effect of Musa spending and giving away a large amount of gold in Cairo?
A) Gold decreased in value
B) People began using gold as money
C) Musa's entourage turned against him
D) Many people in Egypt followed Musa to Mecca
Question 12
12.
"Mansa Musa: The 400-Billion-Dollar-Man"
After Musa died, the kingdom of Mali ______________________________________.
A) fell apart right away
B) crumbled within 100 years
C) grew to rule all of Africa
D) remained powerful into the 1900s