Upfront Magazine Quiz - 10/21/16

A) healthcare

B) STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)

C) high-skilled

D) low-skilled

A) Robots work more quickly and efficiently than human workers

B) Robots do not get sick the way human workers do

C) Robots are better at problem solving than human workers are

D) Robots are often less expensive than human workers

A) carpenters

B) factory workers

C) skilled weavers

D) all of the above

A) will soon be replaced by machines

B) has been created as a result of new technology

C) is shifting overseas to Japan and other nations

D) doesn't require creativity or critical thinking

A) necessary

B) safe

C) versatile

D) critical

A) The Soviet Union supported Germany in World War II, but the U.S. opposed Germany

B) The U.S. and the Soviet Union each wanted to control Afghanistan

C) The U.S. and the Soviet Union each wanted to dominate world trade

D) The Soviet Union sought to spread Communism, and the U.S. wanted to stop these efforts

A) World War II ended

B) A wall was built between East Germany and West Germany

C) The Soviet Union became a nuclear power

D) U.S. President Richard Nixon resigned

A) try to thaw relations with the West

B) enact free-market reforms

C) loosen restrictions on free speech

D) ban the Communist party

A) The gates of the Berlin Wall were opened

B) Russia declared independence

C) Eastern Europe's puppet states allowed free elections

D) The Soviet economy began to suffer

A) for the U.S. to surpass Russia in economic output

B) for the former Soviet republics to reunite

C) for Russia to embrace democracy

D) for Russia to develop an aggressive foreign policy

A) Francis Scott Key

B) Benjamin Franklin

C) Betsy Ross

D) John Stafford Smith

A) He wanted to call attention to the homelessness that is affecting America

B) He wanted to call attention to police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S.

C) He believes our country should be doing more to aid the crisis in Syria

D) None of the above answers are correct

A) Espionage

B) Sovereignty

C) Secularism

D) Private enterprise