Upfront Magazine Quiz 9/28/15

A) tobacco farming in U.S. history

B) child labor practices all over the globe

C) the lives of young tobacco workers

D) hidden dangers on family farms

A) flooded fields

B) extreme heat

C) nicotine poisoning

D) pesticides

A) Occupational Safety and Health Act

B) Civil Rights Act

C) Fair Labor Standards Act

D) Federal Trade Commission Act

A) Farmwork was seen as more dangerous than factory work.

B) Parents relied on children to work on family farms.

C) Farmwork was already highly regulated.

D) Unlike most other kinds of employment, farmwork was seasonal.

A) Child labor on tobacco farms is not likely to be banned anytime soon.

B) Work on tomato farms is as dangerous as work on tobacco farms but does not get the same attention.

C) New tobacco-company policies are expected to put an end to child labor on tobacco farms.

D) In the U.S., child labor exists only on tobacco farms.

A) "She often felt dizzy during her 12-hour shifts..."

B) "But the legislation has stalled in committees."

C) "...it's one of the most dangerous kinds of work..."

D) "Esmeralda Juarez started working on tobacco farms at 12."

A) should not complain about conditions.

B) deserve better protection under labor law.

C) are learning marketable job skills.

D) none of the above.

A) was the first official flag of the Confederacy.

B) was the second official flag of the Confederacy.

C) was a Confederate battle flag.

D) confused soldiers on the battlefield.

A) kept segregation in place for nearly a century.

B) gave rights to black people after the Civil War.

C) allowed the use of the Confederate flag in public places.

D) none of the above.

A) resistance to civil rights for blacks

B) solidarity with blacks in the fight for equality

C) a symbol for the North

D) a symbol for the South's defeat in the Civil War

A) the murder of nine churchgoers by a white supremacist.

B) the Supreme Court ruling on specialty license plates in Texas

C) the release of Harper Lee's novel "Go Set a Watchman"

D) none of the above.

A) believes schools shouldn't be named after the Confederates.

B) thinks Americans have complicated feelings about Confederate symbols.

C) thinks Harper Lee's newly published novels is racist.

D) all of the above.

A) "...the debate over Confederate symbols and where they fit in America in 2015 remains unresolved."

B) "Despite some resistance, a majority of legislators agreed to remove the flag."

C) "Recent events have forced Americans to answer some tough questions about race."

D) "...the government doesn't have to endorse a viewpoint that some find offensive."

A) will prevent Americans from flying the battle flag on their lawns.

B) affirms that the government isn't required to endorse a point of view that some people find offensive.

C) declared the Confederate flag unconstitutional.

D) upheld the constitutionality of the Confederate flag.

A) Southerners are stubborn.

B) Northerners have a short memory.

C) Southerners are emotionally tied to the Civil War.

D) the issue of the flag will soon be resolved.