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Upfront Magazine Quiz - 3/16/18
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Question 1
1.
Modern-Day Slavery
According to the article, which was true of slavery in ancient Mesopotamia?
A) People were often seized from their homes and sent to the Americas as slaves
B) Slaves were forced to build cities
C) Slaves were forced to fight to the death as gladiators
D) none of the above are correct
Question 2
2.
Modern-Day Slavery
Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
A) 7th
B) 9th
C) 13th
D) 14th
Question 3
3.
Modern-Day Slavery
Which of the following statements is true regarding slavery today?
A) It is legal across large swaths of Asia and Africa
B) It affects about 200,000 people worldwide
C) It is driven in part by a demand for cheap labor and inexpensive products
D) All of the above statements are correct
Question 4
4.
Modern-Day Slavery
The majority of the world's slaves are thought to be in five countries. Which of these countries is among them?
A) Russia
B) Egypt
C) The United States
D) China
Question 5
5.
Are You Addicted to your Phone?
Who made news in January by writing an open letter to Apple, asking the company to do more to combat smartphone addiction?
A) the American Academy of Pediatrics
B) two of Apple's largest investors
C) a group of renowned psychologists
D) a group of teens and parents
Question 6
6.
Are You Addicted to your Phone?
Which statement about phone addiction is true, based on what you read in the article?
A) So far, the phenomenon appears to be happening only in the United States
B) About half of US teens say they feel addicted to their phones
C) Smartphone addiction is a recognized mental disorder
D) All of the above statements are correct
Question 7
7.
Are You Addicted to your Phone?
According to the article, recent studies suggest that daily use of social media leads to
A) compromised immune system function
B) increased rates of gambling addiction
C) an increase in symptoms of depression
D) elevated literacy rates
Question 8
8.
Are You Addicted to your Phone?
On average, Americans check their phones
A) twice a day
B) once every four hours
C) once an hour
D) once every 12 minutes
Question 9
9.
Who Betrayed Anne Frank?
During World War II, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding in
A) Poland
B) Germany
C) the Netherlands
D) France
Question 10
10.
Who Betrayed Anne Frank?
Although Anne recorded many details about her ordeal in her diary, no one has ever been able to figure out
A) precisely where the Franks' hiding place was
B) who else was hiding with the Franks
C) what happened to the Franks after Anne's last diary entry
D) how authorities found out about the Franks' hiding place
Question 11
11.
Who Betrayed Anne Frank?
How did the Franks get food and other necessities while in hiding?
A) They snuck out at night to take supplies from a nearby grocery store
B) Neighbors who noticed the hiding spot left supplies by the secret door
C) Several of Otto Frank's employees delivered supplies regularly
D) None of the above are correct
Question 12
12.
Who Betrayed Anne Frank?
How is the current investigation into the Franks' ordeal different from past investigations?
A) New technology is being used
B) A new eyewitness has come forward
C) The new investigation seeks to punish the people who betrayed the Franks
D) All of the above are correct