Upfront Magazine Quiz - 1/8/16 - Hillary Cheaney | Biblioteka

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"Can ISIS Be Stopped?" ISIS began as

A) an affiliate of the terrorist group Al Qaeda

B) a branch of the Syrian military

C) a loosely organized group of social media users

D) a Muslim sect known as the Alawites

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"Can ISIS Be Stopped?" ISIS views the governments of Iraq and Syria as enemies mainly because these governments

A) are led by Sunni Muslims

B) are led by Shiite Muslims

C) have forged close alliances with the United States

D) have recently claimed land that ISIS views as part of its own long-held territory

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"Can ISIS Be Stopped?" Which of these is true of the U.S. response to ISIS?

A) The U.S. and its allies sent ground troops to fight ISIS last summer

B) Until the recent ISIS attacks in Paris, the U.S. and its allies had agreed not to take action against ISIS

C) The U.S. and its allies have been conducting airstrikes on ISIS targets since 2014

D) none of the above choices

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What leads some experts to believe ISIS could be defeated on a battlefield?

A) The group is extremely disorganized

B) The group has no source of funding other than the terrorists' own money

C) The group lacks an air force and sophisticated weaponry

D) all of the above

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"A Day on the Campaign Trail" Carly Fiorina believes that her background as a ___________ has prepared her well for the presidency.

A) U.S. senator

B) small-business owner

C) chief executive of a big company

D) big-city mayor

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"A Day on the Campaign Trail" What does the article describe as "classic New Hampshire politics?"

A) town hall meetings

B) campaign dinners hosted by wealthy supporters

C) big stadium speeches

D) negative advertising in which candidates attack one another

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"A Day on the Campaign Trail" Which of these is the best example of "retail politics?"

A) A candidate buys a full-page ad in a major newspaper

B) An organization donates to a candidate's campaign

C) A candidate talks with a handful of voters over lunch

D) A candidate makes a YouTube video about his goals

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"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" A key question in the Supreme Court case Miranda vs. Arizona was whether the Fifth Amendment applied to

A) suspects who were guilty

B) suspects who were innocent

C) a witness's testimony in a courtroom

D) a suspect's interactions with police

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"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" Which is false of the decision in Miranda vs. Arizona?

A) The justices were not unanimous in the decision

B) The decision was actually for four cases bundled together

C) The decision was applauded by most police departments and prosecutors

D) All of the above

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"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" The right to an attorney during criminal proceedings is guaranteed by the

A) 1st Amendment

B) 4th Amendment

C) 5th Amendment

D) 6th Amendment

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"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" To Mirandize a suspect has come to mean

A) eliciting a false confession from the suspect

B) interrogating the suspect for long periods without offering food or water

C) reading the suspect a list of his or her rights

D) questioning the suspect without an attorney present

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"You Have the Right to Remain Silent" In describing the men suspected of killing Ernesto Miranda, the author notes, "Both were read their Miranda rights; both waived them and answered police questions." The phrase "waived them" nearly means

A) insisted on them

B) gave them up

C) employed them

D) repeated them

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"Rethinking History" Which of the following historical figures is at the center of the controversy at Princeton University in New Jersey?

A) Benjamin Franklin

B) George Washington

C) Woodrow Wilson

D) Aaron Burr

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"Primary Matters" The Key Dates section in the article lists that March 1st is known as

A) Super Tuesday

B) The start of the Republican National Convention

C) The start of the Democratic National Convention

D) Election Day