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Upfront Magazine Quiz - 9/22/16

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Question 1

1.

"What's at Stake" Based on the article, which of these is NOT an idea put forth by Donald Trump?

A) Beef up America's military

B) Continue Obamacare

C) Take a hard line against undocumented immigrants

D) Temporarily ban foreign Muslims

Question 2

2.

"What's at Stake" Based on the article, which of these is NOT an idea put forth by Hillary Clinton?

A) Give undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship

B) Ask the wealthy to pay higher taxes

C) Allow sales of military-style assault weapons

D) Push to curb greenhouse gases

Question 3

3.

"What's at Stake" The article notes that Trump and Clinton both have

A) decades of experience in political office

B) weak name recognition

C) high negative ratings in polls

D) none of the above are correct

Question 4

4.

"What's at Stake" Which candidate won the most votes from young people during the primaries?

A) Hillary Clinton

B) Donald Trump

C) Ted Cruz

D) Bernie Sanders

Question 5

5.

"What's at Stake" According to the article, a main cause of the nation's current "economic unease" is

A) unbridled campaign spending

B) a record-high unemployment rate

C) a huge income gap between rich and poor Americans

D) all of the above answers are correct

Question 6

6.

"What's at Stake" When the author describes the response of most Republican leaders to Trump as "lukewarm," she most nearly means the leaders have

A) been angrily outspoken about Trump

B) aggressively raised funds for Trump

C) shown little enthusiasm for Trump

D) become very friendly with Trump over time

Question 7

7.

"What's at Stake" Based on the article, on which of these points would Trump and Clinton most likely agree?

A) Appointing the successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia would have a
lasting impact

B) The minimum wage must be raised

C) There should be a temporary ban on Muslim immigrants to reduce the threat of
domestic ISIS attacks

D) all of the above answers are correct

Question 8

8.

"Dreaming Big in the New India" India is expected to soon surpass __________________ as the world's most populous country.

A) the United States

B) China

C) Russia

D) none of the above

Question 9

9.

"Dreaming Big in the New India" What 1947 event marks the start of "modern India?"

A) Northern and southern India were unified in the Mogul Empire

B) India initiated its caste system

C) India gained independence from Britain

D) India's government began to open up its economy

Question 10

10.

"Dreaming Big in the New India" Which of these statements is true about children in India?

A) About a third of Indian children are malnourished

B) The number of Indian children is falling fast

C) Only boys are allowed to attend school

D) Girls significantly outnumber boys

Question 11

11.

"Dreaming Big in the New India" On page 14, the author notes, "Hunger stalked the land." Which literary device is used here?

A) simile

B) personification

C) repetition for effect

D) irony

Question 12

12.

"Dreaming Big in the New India" Which choice best summarizes a key difference between "midnight's children" and "noonday's children" as described in the article?

A) "Midnight's children" have higher literacy rates

B) "Midnight's children" have longer life expectancies

C) "Noonday's children" are more ambitious

D) "Noonday's children" live in more rural areas

Question 13

13.

"America's 51st State?" According to the article, residents of the District of Columbia do not have

A) the right to sit in on a jury

B) voting representation in Congress

C) to pay federal taxes

D) the ability to serve in the US military

Question 14

14.

"America's 51st State?" According to the article, "Residents of __________________, a self-governing US commonwealth since the Spanish-American War in 1898, are US citizens. But the 3.7 million people...don't have full constitutional rights."

A) the Bahamas

B) Guam

C) Puerto Rico

D) St. John