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Upfront Magazine Quiz - 5/6/16

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Question 1
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"Out of Poverty" The current global benchmark for extreme poverty is

Question 2
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"Out of Poverty" According to the article, the majority of the world's poorest people in in

Question 3
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"Out of Poverty" In which country has the rate of extreme poverty fallen from 61 percent to 4 percent since 1990?

Question 4
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"Out of Poverty" Which of these is NOT mentioned in the article as a reason that rates of extreme poverty around the world have been dropping?

Question 5
5.

"Out of Poverty" The author discusses natural disasters to show

Question 6
6.

"How the Middle East Got That Way" At the beginning of World War I, the area now known as the Middle East was part of

Question 7
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"How the Middle East Got That Way" According to the article, which is true of the Sykes-Picot agreement?

Question 8
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"How the Middle East Got That Way" Britain and France had promised Arab leaders autonomous lands if the Arabs would

Question 9
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"How the Middle East Got That Way" At the end of World War I, the League of Nations authorized mandates that

Question 10
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"Three Days in Cuba" The article states, "Though the Cuban government has done a good job providing universal health care and education to its citizens, the country's infrastructure and economy have stagnated." Using context clues, the best definition for "stagnated" is

Question 11
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"Three Days in Cuba" In Cuba, the government runs all newspaper, TV, and radio outlets.

Question 12
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"Joining the Men's Club" Which of the following countries DOES NOT feature a woman on their paper money?