Upfront Magazine Quiz - 5/6/16

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12 questions

1

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

A) living on less than a dollar a day

B) living on less that $1.90 a day

C) not being connected to an electrical grid

D) not having regular access to clean water

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

A) Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe

B) Central America and South America

C) North Africa and the Middle East

D) sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

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

A) India

B) China

C) Kenya

D) Uganda

"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?

A) access to affordable technology

B) improvements in medicine and health care

C) a reduction in violence and conflict

D) economic growth in many parts of the world

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

A) that such disasters are the main cause of global extreme poverty

B) that a drop in such disasters has reduced the number of people living in
poverty

C) that such disasters can push families further into poverty

D) none of the above are correct

"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

A) Britain

B) France

C) the Ottoman Empire

D) the Mughal Empire

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

A) It was accepted by Arab leaders as a path to peace

B) It was created in secret

C) It was based on long-standing divisions between ethnic and religious groups

D) none of the above are correct

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

A) give Britain and France access to the oil reserves in the Middle East

B) put aside ethnic and religious differences and work toward peace

C) denounce Russia and its rulers

D) join Britain and France in fighting against the Turks

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

A) gave Middle Eastern countries complete independence

B) gave Britain and France some control over policy and trade in the Middle East

C) dictated which ethnic and religious groups could live in which Middle Easter
country

D) none of the above are correct

"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

A) to remain the same

B) to change and grow

C) to stay neutral

D) to change and then suddenly go back to the way it was before

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

True

False

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

A) England

B) Mexico

C) Syria

D) Sudan

"Out of Poverty" 

The current global benchmark for extreme poverty is

A) living on less than a dollar a day

B) living on less that $1.90 a day

C) not being connected to an electrical grid

D) not having regular access to clean water

"Out of Poverty" 

According to the article, the majority of the world's poorest people in in

A) Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe

B) Central America and South America

C) North Africa and the Middle East

D) sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

"Out of Poverty" 

In which country has the rate of extreme poverty fallen from 61 percent to 4
percent since 1990?

A) India

B) China

C) Kenya

D) Uganda

"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?

A) access to affordable technology

B) improvements in medicine and health care

C) a reduction in violence and conflict

D) economic growth in many parts of the world

"Out of Poverty" 

The author discusses natural disasters to show

A) that such disasters are the main cause of global extreme poverty

B) that a drop in such disasters has reduced the number of people living in
poverty

C) that such disasters can push families further into poverty

D) none of the above are correct

"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

A) Britain

B) France

C) the Ottoman Empire

D) the Mughal Empire

"How the Middle East Got That Way" 

According to the article, which is true of the Sykes-Picot agreement?

A) It was accepted by Arab leaders as a path to peace

B) It was created in secret

C) It was based on long-standing divisions between ethnic and religious groups

D) none of the above are correct

"How the Middle East Got That Way" 

Britain and France had promised Arab leaders autonomous lands if the Arabs would

A) give Britain and France access to the oil reserves in the Middle East

B) put aside ethnic and religious differences and work toward peace

C) denounce Russia and its rulers

D) join Britain and France in fighting against the Turks

"How the Middle East Got That Way" 

At the end of World War I, the League of Nations authorized mandates that

A) gave Middle Eastern countries complete independence

B) gave Britain and France some control over policy and trade in the Middle East

C) dictated which ethnic and religious groups could live in which Middle Easter
country

D) none of the above are correct

"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

A) to remain the same

B) to change and grow

C) to stay neutral

D) to change and then suddenly go back to the way it was before

"Three Days in Cuba" 

In Cuba, the government runs all newspaper, TV, and radio outlets.

True

False

"Joining the Men's Club"

Which of the following countries DOES NOT feature a woman on their paper money?

A) England

B) Mexico

C) Syria

D) Sudan