Upfront Magazine Quiz - 8/25/17

A) were banned by medical journals

B) downplayed the health hazards of these drinks

C) found a link with obesity or diabetes

D) concluded that these drinks must carry warnings

A) Dallas, Texas

B) Seattle, Washington

C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

D) San Francisco, California

A) dietary fat

B) dietary sugar

C) both dietary fat and dietary sugar

D) neither dietary fat nor dietary sugar

A) obesity rates have gone up even as soda consumption has gone down

B) it has never funded a scientific study

C) sugary drinks can actually help combat cancer and other serious diseases

D) none of the above

A) Soda taxes are beginning to curb soda consumption in some American cities

B) American cities have begun funding research into the health effects of soda and other sugary drinks

C) Health experts say consuming sugary drinks is bad for you, but the sugar and soda industries are trying to convince the public that their products are safe

D) In contrast to popular opinion, studies show that soda and other sugary drinks have no health effects

A) He was elected

B) He was appointed by Nicolas Maduro

C) He led a violent coup (a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government)

D) He inherited the presidency after his father's death

A) dissolved Venezuela's legislature

B) nationalized key parts of the nation's economy

C) gave favors to the rich at the expense of the poor

D) ended government-imposed price controls

A) extremely high inflation rates

B) an inability of factories to get raw materials

C) low oil prices

D) the depletion of known oil reserves

A) Caribbean islands

B) Colombia

C) Brazil

D) all of the above

A) conservative-leaning

B) massive

C) chaotic

D) all of the above

A) Boston Tea Party

B) Constitutional Convention

C) push among some Founders to add the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution

D) 1913 rally of women's suffrage

A) Both began in the 1950s and the 1960s

B) Both were unsuccessful

C) Both were centered in New York City

D) Both employed, or used, sit-ins

A) inspired by

B) more effective than

C) in competition with

D) more violent than

A) stating that any undocumented immigrant who has committed any crime can now be deported

B) hiring 10,000 more immigration enforcement agents

C) enlisting police officers throughout the U.S. to help immigration agents identify the undocumented

D) all of the above