Quick quiz.Name:-- NEWS SPECIAL: BLACKOUT, PAGES 6-7 Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. Write your choice on the line provided. --1. Last month's power failure affected the eastern region of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. --2. President George W. Bush's national energy plan will prevent another massive blackout from happening again. --3. A breakdown in a complex grid of electric lines and switches led to a series of events that caused the blackout. --4. The amount of electricity used by Americans per year is almost six times higher than the world average. --5. The blackout could cost the U.S. economy about $5 billion. USA: SEPTEMBER 11--TWO YEARS LATER, PAGES 8-9 Select the letter of the word, phrase, or number that best completes each sentence. --6. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Governor George Pataki George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 57th Governor of New York serving from January 1995 until January 1, 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party and was seen as a possible 2000 and 2008 Presidential candidate. expects the new World Trade Center tower and September 11 memorial to open by--. A. 2005 B. 2006 C. 2007 --7. In the two years since the September 11 attacks September 11 attacks Series of airline hijackings and suicide bombings against U.S. targets perpetrated by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda. , Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for attacks in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Yemen, Morocco, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. , and--. A. Canada B. Cuba C. Kenya --8. Last month, the FBI arrested three men attempting to sell--. A. top-secret information concerning the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States . B. a shoulder-fired missile launcher missile launcher n → lanzamisiles m inv missile launcher n → lance-missiles m missile launcher missile n C. fake passports --9. The--empowered the CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). and FBI to work more closely to investigate terrorist activities around the world. A. United Nations B. USA Patriot Act USA PATRIOT Act [Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorists], 2001, U.S. C. U.S. Defense Department --10. Attorney General John Ashcroft has toured the U.S. promoting the benefits of the controversial--. A. USA Patriot Act B. Department of Homeland Security C. Terrorist Release Plan WORLD: GROWING UP RICH--AND POOR--IN MEXICO, PAGES 10-13 Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided. --11. David Nino de Rivera's father--. A. owns several telecommunications companies B. works illegally in the U.S. C. is of Indian descent. --12. The gap between Mexico's rich and poor is--. A. increasing B. decreasing C. nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non --13. The--lndians flourished in central Mexico until the 16th century. A. Maya B. Inca C. Mixtec --14. The--has led to increased trade between Mexico, the U.S., and Canada. A. Atlantic Coast Commerce Pact B. North American Free Trade Agreement North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. C. Trade Alliance of Western Hemisphere Nations --15. Unemployment in Mexico's rural areas has led to--. A. a violent leftist-guerrilla uprising B. widespread corruption among government officials C. a mass migration to overcrowded o·ver·crowd v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds v.tr. To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. cities AMERICAN HISTORY: THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS, PAGES 14-17 Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided. --16. Dr. William Griggs believed that--caused the strange symptoms afflicting af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, girls in Salem Village. A. a fungus present in rye grain B. a witch's curse C. poisoned water --17. Before the winter of 1692,--in New England. A. witchcraft was not a crime B. no one had been charged with witchcraft C. 16 people had been executed for witchcraft --18. Sarah Osborne, Sarah Good, and Samuel Parris's slave, Tituba, faced persecution for practicing witchcraft after--. A. predicting the occurrence of a solar eclipse B. the girls falsely accused them C. they failed to correctly recite the Lord's Prayer --19. In 1957, the Massachusetts government--. A. began a new investigation into witchcraft B. apologized for the witchcraft trials C. exiled the descendents of Samuel Parris --20. In the early 1950s,--claimed that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. government. A. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy B. President Harry S Truman C. General Douglas MacArthur ANSWERS 1. false 2. opinion 3. true 4. true 5. false 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. A |
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