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An initial assessment to find out how news savvy high school journalism students are.
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1
Who is this?
Olympics Coordinator Sal Francisco.
FBI Director James Comey
Former National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger.
Physicist Stephen Hawking.
2
What remark related to national security recently got Trump a lot of negative publicity?
Asking Russians to kidnap President Obama.
Asking Russian hackers to hack Hillary Clinton's emails.
Tapping Russian President Vladimir Putin as running mate.
Asking Russians to break into the Watergate Hotel.
3
The 2016 Summer Olympics are being held in ...
Tampa, Fla.
Puerto Rico
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
4
One of First Lady Michelle Obama's foremost initiatives has been to fight:
Unfair banking regulations
Cigarettes in schools
Drunk driving
Childhood obesity
5
Heavy flooding in France this summer forced the _____ to relocate its art to upper floors.
The Louvre Museum
Vatican Museum
The Champs Elysee Museum
The Smithsonian
6
Stock markets were rocked in June when Great Britain voted on "Brexit", which involved ...
Allowing illegal immigrants in the country.
Scottish independence
Separating from the European Union
Same-sex marriage
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Who is this?
FBI Director James Comey
Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX and the Tesla car company.
Tim Cook, current chief executive officer of Apple computer.
Former Secretary of State Donald Mathis.
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Who is this?
Vladimir Putin
Thomas Mann
Sergei Borrokov
Richard Nixon
9
Who is this?
Clinton running mate Tim Kaine
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
10
Who is this?
Secretary of state John Kerry
Clinton running mate Tim Kaine
Trump running mate Mike Pence
Former President Jimmy Carter
11
Initials of security agency blamed for not detecting weapons and delaying airline passengers:
TSA
FAA
DEA
EPA
12
The world mourned the passing of boxing legend Muhammad Ali on June 3. What was his real name?
Cassius Clay
Marion Washington
Rolando Stevenson
Robert Smith
13
What MOST RECENT discovery about the Zika virus should cause Americans to be concerned?
Discovered that Zika is transmitted by sexual contact.
Discovered that Zika can ruin a vacation.
Discovered that Zika causes birth defects.
Discovered to be transmitted by mosquitoes within the U.S.
14
President Obama recently visited the Hiroshima atomic bomb site in Japan, but refused to ...
Learn to speak Japanese for the event.
Apologize for the attack.
Lay a wreath at the site.
Wear a Japanese hat.
15
The debate over gun ownership laws in this country centers on which amendment?
Second
First
Fourth
Third