Upfront Magazine Quiz - 8/11/17

A) They buy too much food

B) They ignore "best by" dates

C) They improperly store food

D) They toss out leftovers

A) plentiful

B) inexpensive

C) both A & B

D) neither A nor B

A) the water used to grow it is also wasted

B) the fuel used to transport it is also wasted

C) it releases greenhouse gases when it sits in landfills

D) all of the above

A) eliminate "best by" dates on many foods

B) use America's discarded fruits and vegetables to feed livestock

C) change people's perceptions of ugly or misshapen fruits and vegetables

D) none of the above

A) A city charges by weight for waste removal; it uses the profits to plant a community garden

B) An apple grower sells misshapen fruit to a juice company; that company uses the fruit to market a new juice blend

C) A gardener donates her extra tomatoes to a food bank; her neighbor notices and does the same

D) none of the above

A) He has announced that a new Cold War with Russia is underway

B) He wants to increase sanctions against Russia to discourage military aggression

C) He seeks to improve U.S. relations with Russia

D) He sees few areas in which the U.S. and Russia can work together

A) to economically crush the United States

B) to bring new security and prosperity to Russia

C) to end Communist rule in Russia

D) to seize the Crimean Peninsula

A) supported Syrian president Bashar al-Assad

B) supported anti-government rebels

C) stayed neutral but offered humanitarian aid

D) taken the same stance as the U.S.

A) global organization created to enforce international law through courts and tribunals

B) global organization created to protect human rights

C) military alliance created to battle terrorism

D) military alliance aimed at protecting Western Europe

A) in the late 19th century, when many Jews fled pogroms in Russia

B) in the early 20th century, when Zionists claimed the land

C) at the beginning of World War II, when many Jews fled the Holocaust

D) in 1948, following a United Nations vote to partition Palestine

A) Israel and Egypt

B) Israel and Jordan

C) Israel and Gaza

D) the West Bank and Gaza

A) It was captured by Israel during the Six-Day War

B) Palestinians hope to put their future capital there

C) It has sites that are holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians

D) all of the above

A) the existence of the United Nations

B) the integrity of the ISIS global network

C) the flow of Middle Eastern oil to global markets

D) all of the above

A) lawmakers being hesitant to interfere with cultural or religious traditions

B) the fear that increasing the marriage age will prevent young soldiers from marrying their partners to receive military benefits

C) the fear that prohibiting minors from marrying would lead to more single-parent households

D) all of the above