B) the young people were from different ethnic groups, and Zakia's father did not approve of the marriage
C) Ali was not from Afghanistan
D) all of the above are correct
"Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet"
In Afghanistan, an "honor killing" occurs when
A) the police kill a person in custody
B) a Sunni Muslim murders a Shiite Muslim in the name of religion
C) male relatives of a girl kill her for doing something culturally forbidden
D) female relatives of a girl kill a man for speaking or flirting with the girl without permission
"Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet"
Upheaval in Afghanistan began nearly four decades ago, when
A) the U.S. military intervened in the country
B) the Soviet Union invaded the country
C) the Taliban took control of the country
D) none of the above are correct
"Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet"
Tajik and Hazara are
A) Afghanistan's two largest cities
B) Afghanistan's two major religions
C) two Afghan citizens who helped Zakia and Ali avoid the police
D) the names of different ethnic groups in Afghanistan
"Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet"
Which choice best sums up the sequence of events?
A) Zakia and Ali married and hid from the police; they were taken into custody and later fled to the U.S.
B) Zakia and Ali met in police custody; they escaped and hid from police before fleeing to the U.S.
C) Zakia and Ali married; they were arrested and are now living in Afghanistan under house arrest
D) Zakia and Ali fled Afghanistan by boat; they later came to the U.S. to get married
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion"
As a result of the "fast fashion" trend, global clothing production has
A) declined significantly since 2010
B) tripled since 2000
C) shifted back to the U.S.
D) none of the above are correct
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion"
Why did U.S. clothing production begin moving overseas in the 1970s?
A) Nations overseas had more consumers to purchase clothing
B) Workers overseas were more skilled at manufacturing clothes
C) Factories overseas had lower labor costs
D) Companies could not find enough American workers to work in clothing factories
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion"
Many companies pledged to improve garment factory conditions in 2013, after
A) profits for clothing retailers began to drop suddenly
B) garment workers in China and Bangladesh went on strike
C) a fire destroyed the Triangle Shirtwaist factory in New York City
D) a clothing factory collapsed in Bangladesh
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion"
According to the article, why is the manufacture of polyester clothing bad for the environment?
A) Growing polyester requires pesticides
B) Polyester cannot be reused or recycled
C) The material is made from petroleum, and the manufacturing process releases dangerous gases
D) None of the above are correct
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion"
The article suggests that the fast fashion phenomenon
A) is mostly harmless
B) began within the past two decades
C) is illegal in the U.S. and many other countries
D) is quickly coming to an end
"The Real Cost of Cheap Fashion"
You can reasonably infer from the article that a lot of fast fashion items are
A) quickly discarded, or thrown away
B) overpriced by retailers
C) made from organic fabrics
D) actually very durable
"The Little Rock Nine"
What finally allowed African-American students to integrate Little Rock's Central High School in late September 1957?
A) Governor Faubus ordered the crowd outside the school to disperse
B) President Eisenhower sent federal troops to the school
C) Local police volunteered to escort the students through the school's front door
D) None of the above are correct
"The Little Rock Nine"
The nine African-American students who integrated Central High School in 1957
A) were the only black students in the city interested in attending the school
B) were chosen from a pool of 100 volunteers
C) had sued the school in a Supreme Court case
D) all lived in other states
"The Little Rock Nine"
The ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education said that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional under the ______, which guarantees equal protection under the law.
A) 1st Amendment
B) 2nd Amendment
C) 13th Amendment
D) 14th Amendment
"The Little Rock Nine"
The ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education overturned the principle of
A) executive privilege
B) military intervention
C) separate but equal
D) states' rights
"The Little Rock Nine"
What does the article describe as Governor Faubus's "final act of defiance"?
A) He closed Little Rock's public high schools for a year
B) He sent federal troops home
C) He placed Arkansas's National Guardsmen under federal control
D) He arranged for one of the black students at Central High School to be expelled
"Will Alexa Take the Witness Stand?"
According to the article, the right to privacy is based on the _______________________, which prohibits "unreasonable searches and seizures."
A) 3rd Amendment
B) 4th Amendment
C) 5th Amendment
D) 6th Amendment
"Will Alexa Take the Witness Stand?"
The Supreme Court's 2014 decision in Riley vs. California ruled that police do not need permission and do not need a warrant from a judge to search someone's cell phone.
True
False
"Fighting Fake News"
Which of the following is NOT a way to fight fake news, according to the article?
A) Research and dig deeper into the descriptions of multiple search results before deciding if the information is credible
B) Check the source of where the information originated
C) Avoid sending fake news sites to your friends and family
D) Boycott Internet sources that supply fake news to their readers
"Fighting Fake News"
According to the article, which site is taking a stand and launching its own fact-check tool to fight fake news?