Upfront Magazine Quiz - 4/8/16 - Hillary Cheaney | Biblioteka

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"Poison in the Water" Problems with the water in Flint, Michigan, were first observed in April 2014, shortly after the city

A) began to deposit lead into its water pipes

B) switched to a new water source

C) voted to allow the dumping of industrial waste into the Flint River

D) all of the above statements are correct

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"Poison in the Water" According to the article, lead is known to cause _________ in young children.

A) brain damage

B) heart abnormalities

C) severe chemical burns

D) lung problems

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"Poison in the Water" Flint used to be a center of the ____________ industry.

A) garment

B) oil

C) auto

D) healthcare

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"Poison in the Water" Why has Flint begun putting phosphate in its water?

A) to coat the pipes to prevent lead from leaching out

B) to mask the water's foul odor and taste

C) to test for lead

D) to provide an essential nutrient that was missing

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"The New Vietnam" During the Vietnam War, the U.S.

A) helped the Vietnamese fight against French colonial rule

B) fought alongside guerrilla forces known as the Vietcong to keep Communism out of Vietnam

C) fought alongside the South Vietnamese against the Communist North

D) none of the above statements are correct

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"The New Vietnam" Which of these is NOT a way that Vietnam has changed since the end of the Vietnam War?

A) Per capita income has risen dramatically

B) The government tolerates political opposition

C) Foreign investment in the country has increased

D) The country has embraced capitalism

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"The New Vietnam" The U.S. and Vietnam share the view that

A) the Communist regime in China must end

B) China's rising influence must be countered

C) China should be forced to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership

D) All of the above statements are correct

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"The New Vietnam" In today's Vietnam, wealth is centered

A) in cities

B) in thriving coastal villages

C) in the hands of government officials

D) along the nation's border with China

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"The New Vietnam" The article notes that the U.S. and Vietnam have "mended fences." You can infer that this means

A) they've become increasingly secretive

B) they've reestablished ties

C) they've developed an intense rivalry

D) none of the above statements are correct

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"The Most Dangerous Book in the World?" "Mein Kampf" is German for

A) "my motherland"

B) "my camps"

C) "my people"

D) "my struggle"

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"The Most Dangerous Book in the World?" According to the article, "Mein Kampf" was written

A) when Hitler was serving time in prison for treason

B) when Hitler began exterminating Germany's Jewish people

C) in Hitler's early days as chancellor of Germany

D) as a reflection at the end of Hitler's life

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"The Most Dangerous Book in the World?" How did Hitler first become chancellor of Germany?

A) He seized power in a coup

B) He was appointed by Germany's president

C) He was the winner of a national election

D) None of the above statements are correct

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"The Most Dangerous Book in the World?" "Mein Kampf" is making news today because

A) it has recently been banned in Germany and other European nations

B) Hitler's original draft of the hate-filled manifesto has been discovered

C) its copyright has expired, allowing it to be published in Germany for the first time in 70 years

D) it has been printed in the U.S. for the first time

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"The Most Dangerous Book in the World?" Which inference about "Mein Kampf" can you draw from the article?

A) Publishers today have very little interest in it

B) It was used by the Nazi Party to spread the party's views

C) It may not have been written by Hitler himself

D) It was not a big seller until after Hitler's death