Quick quiz.

Name:--

USA: STEPFAMILY SOLUTIONS, PAGES 8-9

Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. Write your choice on the line provided.

--1. Children living in stepfamilies should learn valuable lessons in negotiating and compromising.

--2. Brittany Jones felt awkward moving into her stepmother's home.

--3. According to a research group, 16.5 percent of American kids live in stepfamilies.

--4. Peter K. Gerlach, a social worker, suggests that stepfamilies need four or more years to gel.

--5. Establishing a relationship with stepparents is more challenging than it is with new siblings.

WORLD: UNITED KINGDOM, PAGES 10-13

Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided.

--6. Who currently presides as the United Kingdom's head of state?

A. Prime Minister Tony Blair B. Winston Churchill C. Queen Elizabeth II

--7. Which British Prime Minister promised "victory at all costs" during World War II?

A. Margaret Thatcher B. Neville Chamberlain C. Winston Churchill

--8. Which of the following Caribbean nations is a former British colony?

A. Cuba B. Jamaica C. Haiti

--9. Most of the immigration population in England during the 1950s had originally come from which world regions?

A. North America, Asia, and Africa B. North America, Asia, and Europe C. North America, Oceania, and Africa

--10. In a recent poll, what percentage of British voters said they felt misled by the government on Iraq?

A. two thirds B. one third C. one quarter

WORLD HISTORY PLAY: THE FIRST EMPEROR, PAGES 14-17

Select the letter of the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

--11. Octavian was Julius Caesar's--.

A. great cousin B. great nephew C. great grandson 

--12.--expected to rule Rome after Caesar's assassination.

A. Mark Antony B. Brutus C. Marcus Agrippa

--13. Octavian reinforced his position of power by--.

A. spreading embarrassing rumors about his rivals B. bribing Senate and military officials C. forming political alliances

--14. Rome's 20-year civil war ended when--.

A. Antony and Queen Cleopatra were defeated in a naval battle B. Brutus and Cassius were arrested at Philippi C. Octavian married into Roman aristocracy

--15. Once Augustus was too old to rule, he shared power with--.

A. Tiberius B. Fulvia C. Alexander the Great

AMERICAN HISTORY: PATRIOT SPIES, PAGES 18-19

Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided.

--16. When was the Revolutionary War fought?

A. 1773-1783 B. 1776-1780 C. 1775-1783

--17. The Samuel Culper spy ring originated in which colonial city?

A. New York City B. Philadelphia C. Concord

--18. How did Lydia Darragh relay messages about British troop movements?

A. She used a clothesline to send coded messages. B. She wrote letters on the underside of pie pans. C. She hid messages in her son's coat.

--19. Dicey Langston spied to save her brothers who were fighting in which group?

A. the Continental Army B. Bloody Scouts C. an anti-British militia group

--20. Benedict Arnold conspired to surrender which military outpost to the British?

A. West Point B. Fort Knox C. Fort Ticonderoga

Quick Quiz, p. T-5

1. Opinion

2. False

3. True

4. True

5. Opinion

6. C

7. C

8. B

9. A

1O. A

11. B

12. A

13. C

14. A

15. A

16. C

17. A

18. C

19. C

20. A