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Upfront Magazine Quiz 11/13/15

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Question 1

1.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" According to the article, the world's largest isolated cultures are in

A) Central America

B) Peru and Brazil

C) the mountains of New Guinea

D) the Andaman Islands

Question 2

2.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" Which country is sponsoring a railroad in the Amazon?

A) China

B) The United States

C) Bolivia

D) Peru

Question 3

3.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" Which of these is NOT mentioned as a valuable resource in the Amazon?

A) Diamonds

B) Gold

C) Timber

D) Oil

Question 4

4.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" The author calls for the prosecution of

A) non immunized indigenous people.

B) developers trying to build a road across the Amazon.

C) illegal loggers.

D) all of the above.

Question 5

5.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" The word prowess on the first page of the article most nearly means

A) skill

B) isolation

C) competition

D) exposure

Question 6

6.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" The author writes that "these conflicts are the last, lingering echoes of the collision of cultures that began in 1492." His use of echoes is an example of

A) alliteration

B) similie

C) metaphor

D) irony

Question 7

7.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" What does the author mean by the statement quoted in question 6?

A) Scholars and aid groups should do more to bring the cultures of native tribes
into the 21st century.

B) Native tribal cultures are as unpredictable today as they were more than 500
years ago.

C) Conflicts between native peoples and villagers are growing more deadly.

D) Today's conflicts are similar to those that happened between settles and
native peoples long ago.

Question 8

8.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" The central, or main idea, of the article is that the Amazon's indigenous tribes

A) are in danger of dying out.

B) are using up the region's dwindling resources.

C) have begun sharing their cultures with outsiders.

D) are driving the region's economic development.

Question 9

9.

"Can the Amazon's Last Tribes Survive?" Which of the following is NOT an additional isolated tribe in South America and Asia?

A) The Senitelese

B) The Zeiger

C) The Korowai

D) The Ayoreo

Question 10

10.

"Animals vs. Humans" A dentist from Minnesota killed Cecil the lion after guides lured the creature out of a protected area in a ___________ in Zimbabwe.

A) zoo

B) suburb

C) national park

D) veterinary center

Question 11

11.

"Animals vs. Humans" According to the article, a key argument in support of trophy hunting is that it

A) provides much-needed hunting jobs for villagers.

B) helps prevent habitat loss.

C) brings in money for conversation programs.

D) all of the above

Question 12

12.

"Animals vs. Humans" In one park in Mozambique, locals are catching and killing lions because

A) they want to keep trophy hunters out of the country.

B) the lion population is growing fast and taking up too much space.

C) the lions are attacking livestock.

D) there is a growing local market for lion meat.

Question 13

13.

"Animals vs. Humans" What country has a huge demand for ivory elephant tusks, according to the text?

A) the United States

B) China

C) Zimbabwe

D) Botswana

Question 14

14.

"Animals vs. Humans" You can infer from the article that trophy hunting is

A) aimed at collecting body parts from wildlife.

B) the single greatest threat to African wildlife.

C) illegal throughout Africa.

D) unregulated throughout Africa.

Question 15

15.

"Animals vs. Humans" Select the sentence from the text that best supports your answer to question 14.

A) "Africa has lost up to 60 percent of its large wild animals in the past 40
years."

B) "Some ban the killing of animals that can still breed or are critically
endangered."

C) "...many wildlife experts contend that regulated hunting actually helps
preserve wildlife..."

D) "...some major U.S. airlines announced they would no longer transport big
game 'trophies,' like lion heads."

Question 16

16.

"Animals vs. Humans" In the article, Botswana villager Jimmy Baitsholedi Ntema says, "Now we don't benefit at all from the animals." You can infer that he

A) wants Botswana to get rid of lions and other big game.

B) has found evidence that money from trophy hunting has been handled
improperly.

C) wants Botswana to bring back trophy hunting.

D) has fought to end the practice of trophy hunting.

Question 17

17.

"Animals vs. Humans" The author's primary purpose in the section "Saving Namibia's Lions" is to

A) show that Namibia's lions are on the brink of extinction.

B) spotlight Namibia's successful conservation efforts.

C) explain why Namibia's hunting rules are ineffective.

D) reveal corruption in Namibia's trophy hunting program.

Question 18

18.

"Animals vs. Humans" According to the article, what is the value of a pound of rhino horn?

A) $44,000

B) $45,000

C) $46,000

D) $48,000

Question 19

19.

"Popemania!" According to the pie graph on page 9, which of the following religions was practiced the most in the United States?

A) Protestant

B) Catholic

C) Mormon

D) Jewish

Question 20

20.

"Was it a Mistake to Withdraw U.S. Troops from Iraq?" According to the statistics presented in the debate, what was the amount of money that the U.S. spent fighting ISIS from July 2014 to July 2015?

A) $2.1 billion

B) $2.2 billion

C) $2.3 billion

D) $2.4 billion