Quick quiz.Name: NEWS SPECIAL: CHILD SOLDIERS IN IRAQ Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided. _____ 1. How many Iraqi children are thought to have received military training? A. 5,000 B. 30,000 C. 150,000 _____ 2. Who ordered Iraqi boys to begin military training? A. the Iraqi government B. local Iraqi warlords Warlords may refer to:
C. groups of parents worried about national defense _____ 3. Why can child soldiers be a threat to U.S. troops? A. U.S. troops do not train to fight child soldiers. B. Children may be more willing to fight than adults. C. both A and B _____ 4. What percentage of the world's conflicts involve child soldiers? A. 25 percent B. 50 percent C. 75 percent _____ 5. Why do some experts believe that combat is especially harmful for children? A. Fighting stunts children's moral development. B. Children often hurt themselves carrying weapons. C. Many children do not understand military tactics. ANSWERS: 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A WORLD: PERU Peru, country, South America Peru (pər  `), Span. Perú (pār , LIFE AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD Decide whether each sentence is true, false, or an opinion. Write your choice on the line provided. _____ 6. The Q'ero Indians are the first people to live in the Andes mountains Andes Mountains Mountain system, western South America. One of the great natural features of the globe, the Andes extend north-south about 5,500 mi (8,900 km). They run parallel to the Caribbean Sea coast in Venezuela before turning southwest and entering Colombia. in Peru. _____ 7. Q'ero Indian children study English, French, and math in school. _____ 8. Because of the high altitudes of their homes, the Q'ero live on a limited diet. _____ 9. People who do not use modern technology, like the Q'ero, do not lead interesting lives. _____ 10. The Q'ero weave their own clothes and blankets instead of buying them in stores. ANSWERS: 6. False 7. False 8. True 9. Opinion 10. True NEWS EXTRA: THE COLUMBIA TRAGEDY Select the letter of the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. _____ 11. The space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. Columbia was _____ A. NASA's only reusable spacecraft B. one of four U.S. space shuttles The term Space Shuttles refers to partly or fully reusable launch vehicles for regularly placing payloads into low earth orbit. See:
C. the U.S.'s newest space vehicle _____ 12. In 1986, the space shuttle _____ exploded shortly after liftoff. A. Endeavor B. Discovery C. Challenger _____ 13. During their mission, the crew of the Columbia _____ A. did more than 90 scientific experiments B. performed a number of secret military exercises C. helped to resupply re·sup·ply tr.v. re·sup·plied, re·sup·ply·ing, re·sup·plies To provide with fresh supplies, as of weapons and ammunition. re the international space station _____ 14. Ilan Ramon Ilan Ramon (June 20 1954 - February 1 2003; Hebrew: אילן רמון) was a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and later the first Israeli astronaut. , a payload specialist In NASA vernacular, a Payload Specialist (PS) was a Space Shuttle crewmember selected for a single specific mission. Payload Specialists were selected outside the astronaut training process and were not required to be United States citizens, but had to be approved by NASA on the Columbia was _____ A. the first Israeli ever to fly into space B. the first businessman to travel on the space shuttle C. the first teacher to go into space since 1996 _____ 15. After the Columbia disaster, President George W. Bush said _____ A. the U.S. would take a break from space exploration B. NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. would have to rethink its goals C. the U.S. would continue to explore space ANSWERS: 11. B 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. C AMERICAN HISTORY: IRISH IMMIGRANTS AND THE RISE OF TAMMANY HALL Tammany Hall Executive committee of the Democratic Party in New York City. The group was organized in 1789 in opposition to the Federalist Party's ruling “aristocrats. Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided. _____ 16. What was one cause of Irish immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. to the U.S. in the 1850s? A. The signing of the Magna Carta Magna Carta or Magna Charta [Lat., = great charter], the most famous document of British constitutional history, issued by King John at Runnymede under compulsion from the barons and the church in June, 1215. B. Ireland's Great Famine C. The War of the Roses _____ 17. In the 1850s, what did many Americans think of Irish immigrants? A. They thought Irish families would be hard working. B. They believed Protestants could not be trusted as employees. C. They thought Irish Catholics were lazy, drunken, and dirty. _____ 18. How did Irish children earn money in the 1800s? A. selling newspapers and sweeping streets B. working as waiters in restaurants C. making cloth in textile mills _____ 19. What did many Irish immigrants do in exchange for the help of Tammany Hall leaders? A. fought against rival gangs B. voted for Tammany politicians in local elections C. gave jobs to their friends and families _____ 20. What finally caused the collapse of Tammany Hall? A. New immigration and civil-service laws B. An increase in literacy among the poor C. Election reforms which prevented ballot stuffing ANSWERS: 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A |
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