Quick quiz.NEWS: TOP NEWS OF 2006, PAGES 4-6 * Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. Write your answer on the blank line (Print.) a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats. See also: Blank provided. --1. Hezbollah is a militant Iraqi group. --2. North Korea has no right to establish a nuclear-weapons program. --3. Some observers have said that Iraq is close to a state of civil war between Shia and Sunni Muslim Noun 1. Sunni Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad Sunni, Sunnite Sunni Islam, Sunni - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam forces. --4. In this fall's midterm election, Democrats won the majority in the House, but Republicans kept it in the Senate. --5. The head-butt by France's Zinedine Zidane “Zidane” redirects here. For other uses, see Zidane (disambiguation). Zinedine Yazid Zidane (IPA: [ˌzineˈdin jaziːd ziˈdan]; born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou took all the fun out of the World Cup final. USA: MELTDOWN!, PAGES 8-11 * Put the events below into correct chronological order by writing the appropriate number (1st-5th) in front of each. --6. The author puts on protective clothing, including a survival suit and hard hat. --7. The author goes onboard the Coast Guard cutter Healy. --8. The Kyoto Protocol Kyoto Protocol: see global warming. (environmental-protection treaty) goes into effect. --9. Scientists filter seafloor mud through a screen to catch small marine creatures. --10. Patricia Janes gets off a plane in Unalaska, Alaska Unalaska is a small city in the Aleutians West Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Unalaska is located on Unalaska Island and neighboring Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands off of mainland Alaska. . SPECIAL: ON TOP OF THE WORLD, PAGES 12-14 * Use a word or phrase from this list to correctly complete each sentence. airport, basketball, basket weaving Basket weaving (or basket making, basketry, or basketmaking) is the process of weaving unspun vegetable fibers into a basket. People with the profession of weaving baskets are basketmakers. , berry picking, boats, docks, Dutch Harbor Dutch Harbor: see Aleutian Islands. , east to west, goodbye, hello, hockey, north to south, Savoonga, schools, thank you, Unalaska, welcome, west to east, whaling 11. St. Lawrence Island St. Lawrence Island is located west of mainland Alaska in the Bering Sea, just south of the Bering Strait, at about 64° North 170° 28' West. It is part of Alaska, but closer to Russia than to the Alaskan mainland. St. has no roads or--. 12. The island has only two villages, Gambell and--. 13. Esghaghlleqamken is a Yupik word used when saying--. 14. The calendar date becomes one day later when crossing the international date line from--. 15. The favorite activity in Eskimo communities is--. AMERICAN HISTORY: STORIES OF THE SLAVES, PAGES 16-19 * Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before each question. 16. To slaves, January 1 was known as what? A. field-day B. freedom-day C. hiring-day D. resting-day 17. Which former slave became a major spokesperson for African-Americans? A. William Wells Brown William Wells Brown (November 6, 1814 – November 6, 1884) was a prominent abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery in the Southern United States, Brown escaped to the North, where he worked for abolitionist causes and was a prolific writer. B. Frederick Douglass C. Josiah Henson D. Harriet Jacobs 18. On the plantation of Josiah Henson's owner, what was the principal food for slaves? A. beans and rice B. bread and cheese C. cornbread and stew D. cornmeal corn·meal also corn meal n. Meal made from corn, used in a wide variety of foods. Also called Indian meal. Noun 1. and salt herring 19. Why did an overseer beat William Wells Brown's mother? A. for forgetting her job B. for getting a late start in her work C. for refusing to work D. for trying to escape 20. Which former slave wrote the first novel and the first play to be published by an African-American? A. William Wells Brown B. Frederick Douglass C. Josiah Henson D. Harriet Jacobs ANSWERS 1. false [a militant Lebanese group] 2. opinion 3. true 4. false [Democratic majority in both] 5. opinion 6. 4th 7. 3rd 8. 1st 9. 5th 10. 2nd 11. docks 12. Savoonga 13. goodbye 14. east to west 15. basketball 16. C 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A |
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