Upfront Magazine Quiz - 3/11/16
By Hillary Cheaney
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Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Questions
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Question 1
1.
"Feeling the Heat"
Which of these was NOT cited in the 2014 report by the American Association for
the Advancement of Science as evidence of climate change?
"Feeling the Heat"
Which of these was NOT cited in the 2014 report by the American Association for
the Advancement of Science as evidence of climate change?
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Question 2
2.
"Feeling the Heat"
The goal of December's international accord on climate change is to
"Feeling the Heat"
The goal of December's international accord on climate change is to
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Question 3
3.
"Feeling the Heat"
According to the article, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have risen
41 percent
"Feeling the Heat"
According to the article, levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have risen
41 percent
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Question 4
4.
"Feeling the Heat"
Climate change has devastated the country of Mali by causing
"Feeling the Heat"
Climate change has devastated the country of Mali by causing
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Question 5
5.
"Feeling the Heat"
How will rising seas in Bangladesh affect other countries, according to Tariq
Karim's prediction?
"Feeling the Heat"
How will rising seas in Bangladesh affect other countries, according to Tariq
Karim's prediction?
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Question 6
6.
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
The requirement that a United States president be a "natural born citizen"
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
The requirement that a United States president be a "natural born citizen"
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Question 7
7.
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
Some have challenged Ted Cruz's eligibility to run for president mainly because
he was born
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
Some have challenged Ted Cruz's eligibility to run for president mainly because
he was born
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Question 8
8.
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
The movement known as "birtherism" holds that
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
The movement known as "birtherism" holds that
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Question 9
9.
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
The article talks about the possibility of a "definitive Supreme Court ruling."
You can infer that the word definitive means
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
The article talks about the possibility of a "definitive Supreme Court ruling."
You can infer that the word definitive means
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Question 10
10.
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
Laurence Tribe suggests that Ted Cruz might file a lawsuit
"Who's Allowed to be President?"
Laurence Tribe suggests that Ted Cruz might file a lawsuit
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Question 11
11.
"How the Chicken Built America"
In the late 17th century, the Virginia Assembly passed a law making it illegal
for slaves to raise
"How the Chicken Built America"
In the late 17th century, the Virginia Assembly passed a law making it illegal
for slaves to raise
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Question 12
12.
"How the Chicken Built America"
The Asian chickens that arrived in America in the 1840s
"How the Chicken Built America"
The Asian chickens that arrived in America in the 1840s
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Question 13
13.
"How the Chicken Built America"
According to the article, which group made chicken a popular food in America's
Northeast?
"How the Chicken Built America"
According to the article, which group made chicken a popular food in America's
Northeast?
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Question 14
14.
"How the Chicken Built America"
According to the article, which statement is true of chicken today?
"How the Chicken Built America"
According to the article, which statement is true of chicken today?
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Question 15
15.
"How the Chicken Built America"
You can infer from the article that in the industrial model of chicken farming,
chickens are typically
"How the Chicken Built America"
You can infer from the article that in the industrial model of chicken farming,
chickens are typically
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Question 16
16.
"Frozen Love"
Cryonics try to preserve a person's brain after death by doing which of the
following?
"Frozen Love"
Cryonics try to preserve a person's brain after death by doing which of the
following?
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Question 17
17.
"Frozen Love"
The second step in the process of resurrecting a brain is
"Frozen Love"
The second step in the process of resurrecting a brain is