Upfront Magazine Quiz - 5/19/16

A) almost disappeared

B) more than doubled

C) leveled off because of a 2007 ban

D) none of the above statements are correct

A) Asia has stronger anti-poaching regulations

B) All of Asia's elephants are in protected wilderness areas

C) Only some Asian elephants have tusks

D) Ivory from Asian elephants is more fragile than ivory from African elephants

A) It enacted strict bans on both international and domestic ivory trade

B) It allowed African nations to auction stockpiled ivory

C) It filed a lawsuit against Chinese ivory carvers

D) It demanded that countries use its ivory product certification system

A) China has a long tradition of ivory carving

B) Ivory is a popular building material in China

C) An economic boom has lifted many Chinese out of poverty

D) In China, ivory is thought to have healing properties

A) describe the illegal ivory trade as well as a new plan to stop it

B) call for the African elephants to be designated as an endangered species

C) explain how poachers are able to kill elephants in protected wildlife areas

D) show how the U.S. contributes to the illegal ivory trade

A) They are typically bigwigs in the Democratic Party

B) They are required to vote in accordance with primary and caucus results on the first ballot at the convention

C) They are sometimes called "pledged" delegates

D) None of the above statements are correct

A) the Democratic nominee dropped out of the race just weeks before Election Day

B) the Democratic National Convention failed to produce a nominee

C) Democratic Senator George McGovern lost the general election in a landslide

D) many delegates at the Democratic convention did not vote in accordance with primary and caucus results

A) to make sure the Democratic nominee is announced before the Republican nominee

B) to make sure the party nominates someone party leaders think can win on Election Day

C) to keep the nominating process from being too close

D) to help the candidates spend less money campaigning

A) has no unbound delegates

B) has some unbound delegates who have little influence

C) is using superdelegates for the first time this year

D) none of the above statements are correct

A) Stephen Curry

B) Simone Biles

C) Usain Bolt

D) Madison Hughes