Marcos Rising Upfront Jan 30, 2023

Which was a common practice during Ferdinand Marcos’s rule of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986?

• arresting political opponents

• torturing and killing political opponents

• looting government funds for personal gain

• all of the above

According to the article, Imelda Marcos’s collection of more than 1,200 pairs of designer shoes became a symbol of the Marcos regime’s ___.

• greed

• economic policy

• political influence

• global business connections

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has long presented his father’s dictatorship as a ___.

• time of economic decline

• forgotten period of peace

• golden age of development

• corrupt era filled with crimes against humanity

The election that made Marcos Jr. president was ___.

• free and fair

• filled with fraud

• controlled by the military

• dependent on voter suppression

What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

• to explain the history of the Marcos family

• to compare several presidents of the Philippines

• to compare the priorities of different groups of young voters in the Philippines

• to explore the significance of the election of Marcos Jr. as president of the Philippines

The meaning of the word ousted as used in the section “Crates of Cash” most nearly means ___.

• identified

• forced out

• supported

• put in power

Which detail from the same section provides the BEST context clue for the answer to question 6 ( The meaning of the word "ousted" as used in the section “Crates of Cash” most nearly means ___) ?

• “fled the country”

• “according to U.S. customs records”

• “an assassinated opposition leader”

• “began working”

Based on the article, you can infer that ___.

• Marcos Jr. will not be re-elected

• democracy will soon end in the Philippines

• the future of democracy in the Philippines is unknown

• democracy in the Philippines will grow stronger under Marcos Jr