Quick quiz.

Name: --

USA: MISSION TO MARS, PAGES 6-7

Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion.

--1. Of all the planets, scientists say there is the greatest chance for life on Mars.

--2. Astronauts are expected to fly directly to Mars from Earth in the year 2020.

--3. Scientists believe that where there are signs of water on a planet there may be life.

--4. The feeling of being on a bold new mission makes the cost of going to Mars worthwhile.

--5. According to President Bush's proposal, NASA will abandon the space shuttle program.

WORLD: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SOUTH AFRICA, PAGES 8-11

Select the letter of the word, phrase, or number that best answers the question or completes the sentence.

--6. Emma and her kids live in what kind of place?

A. a tenement

B. a township

C. a suburb

--7. --legally separated the races for decades.

A. the Blue Downs laws

B. the African National Congress

C. apartheid

--8. When did South Africa have its first fullY integrated election?

A. 1994

B. 2003

C. The election has not yet taken place,

--9. Why was Nelson Mandela sent to prison?

A. falsifying election results

B. fighting South Africa's racial separation laws

C. violating the national pastime

--10 --was the second President of a fully democratic South Africa.

A. Nelson Mandela

B. Desmond Tutu

C. Thabo Mbeki

AMERICAN HISTORY: ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, PAGES 12-14

Select the word, phrase, or number that best completes each sentence.

--11. The role of the First Lady underwent major changes after -- became President.

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

C. Theodore Roosevelt

--12. Eleanor Roosevelt traveled the country investigating conditions brought on by--.

A. drought

B. the Great Flu Epidemic

C. the Great Depression

--13. --appointed Eleanor Roosevelt as a delegate to the United Nations.

A. Harry S. Truman

B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

C. Dwight D, Eisenhower

14. Eleanor Roosevelt was the first First Lady to

A. live in the White House

B. be seen in public with the President

C. hold a news conference

--15. Helping write--is considered Eleanor Roosevelt's greatest achievement.

A. the order desegregating the military

B. President Roosevelt's autobiography

C. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

WORLD HISTORY: AFRICAN QUEENS, PAGES 15-17

Match the clue in the left column with the answer in the right column.

--16. Hatshepsut             A. fierce warriors allied with Nzingha

--17. hieroglyphs            B. a West African nation that was
part of the Songhai Empire

--18. Zaria                  C. picture writing that appeared on
                                sculptures and buildings
--19. Nzingha                D. the great female pharaoh of
                                ancient Egypt
--20. Jaga                   E. the warrior Queen of Ndongo

1. True

2. False

3. True

4. Opinion

5. True

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. B

10. C

11. B

12. C

13. A

14. C

15. C

16. D

17. C

18. B

19. E

20. A