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Upfront Quiz: 4/12/19
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Question 1
1.
"Second Chances"
According to the information in the article, which of the following countries has the highest incarceration rate in the world?
A) Iran
B) China
C) Russia
D) United States
Question 2
2.
"Second Chances"
Which president declared a War on Drugs when signing mandatory minimum wage sentences into law?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Donald Trump
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Barack Obama
Question 3
3.
"Second Chances"
What is the name of the act that helps reduce the harshness of tough-on-crime laws?
A) the First Step Act
B) the Behind Bars Act
C) the Good Behavior Act
D) the Criminal Justice Reform Act
Question 4
4.
"Venezuela on the Brink"
Which natural resource is Venezuela's economy closely tied to?
A) oil
B) fish
C) iron
D) timber
Question 5
5.
"Venezuela on the Brink"
What does the "wheelbarrow problem" refer to?
A) a worthless currency
B) a nationalized industry
C) a redistribution of wealth
D) a mass exodus of workers
Question 6
6.
"Venezuela on the Brink"
According to the article, what type of crisis is Venezuela currently experiencing?
A) a political crisis
B) an economic crisis
C) a humanitarian crisis
D) all of the above are correct
Question 7
7.
"The Doomed Voyage of the St. Louis"
Which statement best describes the number of German Jewish refugees that other countries took in from 1933-1940?
A) Great Britain took in millions of refugees
B) North American countries took in millions of refugees
C) Every country took in hundreds of thousands of refugees
D) Most countries were reluctant, or hesitant, to take in refugees, with the US taking the most at 90,000