Questions
1. New Jersey residents have reported seeing mysterious drones hovering over their homes and neighborhoods at night for more than two weeks and are demanding answers from officials. Officials have responding by saying ALL BUT WHICH ONE of the following?
a) Law enforcement officials can’t explain the large number of sightings but say they are nothing to worry about
b) Federal agents say these drones are a really big threat and the U.S. does not have the capability to identify them or shoot them down
c) The governor has said there is no danger
d) The FBI has taken the lead but doesn’t know what they are and is asking the public to submit tips to help them determine if the drones pose a threat
2. NJ Residents are concerned about the drones because: (CHOOSE 3)
a) They fly in large numbers over the same areas
b) Some of the drones have been unusually large and are described as appearing to be the size of a car or a small plane
c) The drones fly near critical infrastructure
d) Many have been observed to bear images of Xi Jin Ping or the Iranian Ayatollah on their wings
3. Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina on September 27, 2024. More than _______________ homes in western North Carolina were damaged or destroyed by Helene (including apartment buildings, single family homes and trailers across the region)
a) 100
b) 10,000
c) 100,000
d) 10,000,000
4. More than 500 families have requested temporary housing trailers from FEMA. FEMA officials promised to deliver a total of 103 temporary housing units to families in North Carolina by the end of Thanksgiving week. As of Dec. 4, FEMA had only delivered _______________ temporary trailers to affected families.
a) 4
b) 6
c) 46
d) 460
5. NJ mayors and other local elected officials asked law enforcement agencies, _______________ and the New Jersey State Police for help on identifying/stopping the swarms of drones in NJ neighborhoods.
a) the FDA and the CDC
b) Elon Musk
c) the FAA and DHS
d) the Cajun Navy
6. In writing to higher level and federal officials, which of the following did the local officials suggest in a letter: (CHOOSE 2)
a) “Ask Elon Musk to help you track, identify and take down the drones”
b) “These drones have to land at some point somewhere” – “follow them and identify where they are going and who owns them and is operating them.”
c) “You are completely useless – please resign from your posts”
d) “Either higher level officials know what’s going on and are not concerned or they are negligent for not apprehending and identifying one of these drones.
7. Name the only 2 of the 32 NATO countries that have unrestricted birthright citizenship.
a) Germany and France
b) France and the U.S.
c) the U.S. and Canada
d) the U.S. and Mexico
8. Many of the U.S.’s _______________ have restricted birthright citizenship, oftentimes requiring at least one parent to be born in the country or to be a citizen. Others have no policy at all.
a) closest allies
b) biggest enemies
c) both a) and b)
d) neither a) nor b)
9. The Russian government this week convinced President _______________ to leave Syria immediately after telling him it was clear he would lose a fight with the rebels who had taken over several key cities.
a) Ayatollah Khomeini
b) Abdullah II
c) Bashar Assad
d) Mahmoud Abbas
10. Putin authorized Moscow to arrange for the president of Syria to escape the country this week via its air base on the Syrian coast, using a “transponder trick.” Russian agents had the president:
a) carry his transponder and hide in a trunk that was then carried onto a Russian military plane
b) switch his transponder off and get on his private plane in the capital Damascus
c) both a) and b)
d) neither a) nor b)
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