"A Tale of Two Countries" Unit 2 CIA Review

"A Tale of Two Countries" Unit 2 CIA Review

Multiple Choice

Which term best describes South Korea based on information from the text?

• capitalist

• communist

• socialist

• totalitarian

Multiple Choice

Based on the author's tone and viewpoint, which person would most likely disagree with the conclusions drawn in this text?

• An American businessman

• A South Korean businessman

• A North Korean politician

• A South Korean politician

Multiple Choice

Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

• The Korean War was a major win for the United States of America.

• North Korea is poor because they don't trade with many other nations.

• South Korean people are naturally more gifted than their northern brethren.

• The South Korean economy grew at an average pace after 1960.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the seventh paragraph?

• South Korea was a very poor nation in 1960.

• South Korea makes a lot of money by trading natural resources.

• South Korea had a remarkable economic turnaround.

• South Korea produces many electronic products.

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the results of the Korean War?

• The South Koreans gained a lot of ground after winning the war.

• The North Koreans benefitted tremendously from the war.

• The Korean War led to the formation of South Korea.

• Both sides lost many people and got little to show for it.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the word famine as it is used in the eighth paragraph?

• A period of time when food is scarce

• A period of time when it is hard to get laborers

• A period of time when the government is going through a transition

• A period of time when a country does not have a leader

Multiple Choice

What is ironic about the Korean Demilitarized Zone?

• It is not the average border with a simple checkpoint.

• It is free from military installations and weaponry.

• It is the most militarized border in the world.

• The North and South Koreans are technically still at war.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes how the text is structured in the fifth paragraph?

• Chronological order

• Compare & Contrast

• Sequence

• Problem & Solution

Multiple Choice

Which best explains why so many North Koreans starved during the 1990s?

• The North Koreans had just recently lost the Korean War.

• The North Koreans were abandoned by their allies in the U.S.

• North Korea became a capitalist country.

• The Soviet Union stopped supporting North Korea.

Multiple Choice

Which statement would the author most likely disagree with?

• It is impressive that the North Koreans built nuclear weaponry during a famine.

• The North Korean economy has made an amazing transformation since the 1960s.

• North and South Koreans have grown to be different, but they come from the same place.

• Unification of the two Koreas is unlikely at this time.

Multiple Choice

According to the article, North Korea and South Korea took economic systems like other superpower nations. Which best describes both North and South Korea’s systems?

• South Korea is a communist system like the United States, and North Korea is a capitalist system like the Soviet Union.

• South Korea is a capitalist system like the United States, and North Korea is a communist system like the Soviet Union.

• South Korea is a dictatorship like the Soviet Union, and North Korea is a democracy like the United States.

Multiple Choice

What is the author’s purpose?

• The author reveals what like is like for most Korean families.

• The author shows the sacrifices that Korean parents make in order to provide their children with a great education.

• The author explains the economic differences in South Korea and North Korea since the war in 1950.

• The author explains why North Korea has more nuclear weapons than South Korea.

Multiple Choice

What is the author’s view of North and South Korea?

• Because the countries have grown drastically in different directions, it is unlikely that they will ever be unified as one country again.

• Because North Korea has such a strong military, and South Korea has such a strong economy, they will one day be a strong unified country.

• The fact that their shared border is so heavily armed, both countries will soon erupt into a major nuclear war.

• Both countries are strong economically and should remain independent from each other.

Open Ended

Give at least TWO pieces of evidence from the text that shows why South Korea has one of the world’s richest economies.

Open Ended

Give at least ONE piece of evidence that proves the Korean War was particularly tragic.

Open Ended

List at least TWO ways that North and South Korea have grown apart.