Upfront Magazine Quiz - 2/2/18

Last updated over 2 years ago

12 questions

Upfront Magazine Quiz - 2/2/18

Last updated over 2 years ago

12 questions

Question 1

First Amendment 101

The Bill of Rights was written

A) at the same time as the Constitution

B) to make sure the new federal government did not overstep its bounds

C) by George Washington

D) all of the above are correct

Question 2

First Amendment 101

Which protection is not part of the First Amendment?

A) the right to a public trial

B) the right to free speech

C) the right to freedom of religion

D) the right to assemble peacefully

Question 3

First Amendment 101

In the 1965 US Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that a student had the right to

A) wear whatever she wanted to school

B) wear an armband to peacefully express her political views at school

C) run for political office

D) none of the above

Question 4

First Amendment 101

The establishment clause of the First Amendment is often referred to as the

A) right to assemble

B) separation of church and state

C) press clause

D) self-policing clause

Question 5

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads discussed in the article were placed mostly by

A) Northerners opposed to slavery

B) escaped slaves looking for work and lodging in free states

C) slave owners and by former slaves looking for missing relatives

D) slave traders advertising slaves for sale

Question 6

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads are making news now because

A) they were recently discovered in a church basement

B) they have been organized into new searchable databases

C) their authenticity has been questioned

D) all of the above are correct

Question 7

Wanted: Missing Slaves

What did the US Constitution say about slavery when it was ratified in 1788?

A) Slaves could be kept only in certain states

B) Slaves were human beings, not property

C) Slavery was illegal in the United States

D) Escaped slaves must be returned to their masters

Question 8

Wanted: Missing Slaves

In the US censuses before 1870, slaves

A) were counted as people but not named

B) were counted and named, along with their skills and places of residence

C) were considered property and not counted as people

D) none of the above are correct

Question 9

The Plight of the Rohingya

The article describes that __________________ is a country that is experiencing ethnic cleansing.

A) Myanmar

B) Thailand

C) Cambodia

D) Malaysia

Question 10

10.

The Plight of the Rohingya

What is ethnic cleansing?

A) The deportation of illegal immigrants back to their home country

B) The inclusion of an ethnic group to a new country

C) The systematic and forced removal of an ethnic or religious group from a territory

D) None of the above are correct

Question 11

11.

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, most of the refugees have fled to which country?

A) Myanmar

B) Bangladesh

C) Nepal

D) Laos

Question 12

12.

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, "The hatred in Myanmar between the Rohingya and the majority Buddhist population goes back to _________________."

A) World War I

B) World War II

C) The Vietnam War

D) The War in Iraq

Question 1

First Amendment 101

The Bill of Rights was written

A) at the same time as the Constitution

B) to make sure the new federal government did not overstep its bounds

C) by George Washington

D) all of the above are correct

Question 2

First Amendment 101

Which protection is not part of the First Amendment?

A) the right to a public trial

B) the right to free speech

C) the right to freedom of religion

D) the right to assemble peacefully

Question 3

First Amendment 101

In the 1965 US Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that a student had the right to

A) wear whatever she wanted to school

B) wear an armband to peacefully express her political views at school

C) run for political office

D) none of the above

Question 4

First Amendment 101

The establishment clause of the First Amendment is often referred to as the

A) right to assemble

B) separation of church and state

C) press clause

D) self-policing clause

Question 5

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads discussed in the article were placed mostly by

A) Northerners opposed to slavery

B) escaped slaves looking for work and lodging in free states

C) slave owners and by former slaves looking for missing relatives

D) slave traders advertising slaves for sale

Question 6

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads are making news now because

A) they were recently discovered in a church basement

B) they have been organized into new searchable databases

C) their authenticity has been questioned

D) all of the above are correct

Question 7

Wanted: Missing Slaves

What did the US Constitution say about slavery when it was ratified in 1788?

A) Slaves could be kept only in certain states

B) Slaves were human beings, not property

C) Slavery was illegal in the United States

D) Escaped slaves must be returned to their masters

Question 8

Wanted: Missing Slaves

In the US censuses before 1870, slaves

A) were counted as people but not named

B) were counted and named, along with their skills and places of residence

C) were considered property and not counted as people

D) none of the above are correct

Question 9

The Plight of the Rohingya

The article describes that __________________ is a country that is experiencing ethnic cleansing.

A) Myanmar

B) Thailand

C) Cambodia

D) Malaysia

Question 10

10.

The Plight of the Rohingya

What is ethnic cleansing?

A) The deportation of illegal immigrants back to their home country

B) The inclusion of an ethnic group to a new country

C) The systematic and forced removal of an ethnic or religious group from a territory

D) None of the above are correct

Question 11

11.

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, most of the refugees have fled to which country?

A) Myanmar

B) Bangladesh

C) Nepal

D) Laos

Question 12

12.

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, "The hatred in Myanmar between the Rohingya and the majority Buddhist population goes back to _________________."

A) World War I

B) World War II

C) The Vietnam War

D) The War in Iraq

Upfront Magazine Quiz - 2/2/18

Upfront Magazine Quiz - 2/2/18

First Amendment 101 The Bill of Rights was written

First Amendment 101 Which protection is not part of the First Amendment?

First Amendment 101 In the 1965 US Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that a student had the right to

First Amendment 101 The establishment clause of the First Amendment is often referred to as the

Wanted: Missing Slaves The newspaper ads discussed in the article were placed mostly by

Wanted: Missing Slaves The newspaper ads are making news now because

Wanted: Missing Slaves What did the US Constitution say about slavery when it was ratified in 1788?

Wanted: Missing Slaves In the US censuses before 1870, slaves

The Plight of the RohingyaThe article describes that __________________ is a country that is experiencing ethnic cleansing.

The Plight of the Rohingya What is ethnic cleansing?

The Plight of the Rohingya According to the article, most of the refugees have fled to which country?

The Plight of the Rohingya According to the article, "The hatred in Myanmar between the Rohingya and the majority Buddhist population goes back to _________________."

First Amendment 101 The Bill of Rights was written

First Amendment 101 Which protection is not part of the First Amendment?

First Amendment 101 In the 1965 US Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that a student had the right to

First Amendment 101 The establishment clause of the First Amendment is often referred to as the

Wanted: Missing Slaves The newspaper ads discussed in the article were placed mostly by

Wanted: Missing Slaves The newspaper ads are making news now because

Wanted: Missing Slaves What did the US Constitution say about slavery when it was ratified in 1788?

Wanted: Missing Slaves In the US censuses before 1870, slaves

The Plight of the RohingyaThe article describes that __________________ is a country that is experiencing ethnic cleansing.

The Plight of the Rohingya What is ethnic cleansing?

The Plight of the Rohingya According to the article, most of the refugees have fled to which country?

The Plight of the Rohingya According to the article, "The hatred in Myanmar between the Rohingya and the majority Buddhist population goes back to _________________."

First Amendment 101

The Bill of Rights was written

First Amendment 101

Which protection is not part of the First Amendment?

First Amendment 101

In the 1965 US Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that a student had the right to

First Amendment 101

The establishment clause of the First Amendment is often referred to as the

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads discussed in the article were placed mostly by

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads are making news now because

Wanted: Missing Slaves

What did the US Constitution say about slavery when it was ratified in 1788?

Wanted: Missing Slaves

In the US censuses before 1870, slaves

The Plight of the Rohingya

The article describes that __________________ is a country that is experiencing ethnic cleansing.

The Plight of the Rohingya

What is ethnic cleansing?

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, most of the refugees have fled to which country?

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, "The hatred in Myanmar between the Rohingya and the majority Buddhist population goes back to _________________."

First Amendment 101

The Bill of Rights was written

First Amendment 101

Which protection is not part of the First Amendment?

First Amendment 101

In the 1965 US Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, the Court ruled that a student had the right to

First Amendment 101

The establishment clause of the First Amendment is often referred to as the

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads discussed in the article were placed mostly by

Wanted: Missing Slaves

The newspaper ads are making news now because

Wanted: Missing Slaves

What did the US Constitution say about slavery when it was ratified in 1788?

Wanted: Missing Slaves

In the US censuses before 1870, slaves

The Plight of the Rohingya

The article describes that __________________ is a country that is experiencing ethnic cleansing.

The Plight of the Rohingya

What is ethnic cleansing?

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, most of the refugees have fled to which country?

The Plight of the Rohingya

According to the article, "The hatred in Myanmar between the Rohingya and the majority Buddhist population goes back to _________________."