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Which of these is an example of a superstition that exists in American culture?

• Knock on wood

• Breaking a mirror equals seven years bad luck

• It's bad luck to walk under a ladder

• All of these

Which culture believes that folding 1,000 paper cranes will grant you good fortune?

• Japanese

• Canadian

• Brazilian

• South African

In "A Survivor's Story" (video), what profession did the woman become as an adult?

• Journalist

• Actavist

• Poet

• Ballerina

Who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima?

• Germany

• China

• United States

• Russia

When was the bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

• July 4, 1967

• August 6, 1945

• January 3, 1958

• September 6, 1984

Who was president when the United States bombed Hiroshima?

• Harry Truman

• Lyndon Johnson

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

Approximately how many people were killed in the bombing of Hiroshima?

• 60,000

• 70,000

• 80,000

• 100,000

True or False: Radiation from the bomb impacted Japan for years after, causing illness and death.

• True

• False

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