wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Global Issues Fall Final Exam

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of media bias occurs when the story has only one interpretation of and event or policy to the exclusion of the other.

a)

Spin

b)

Story Placement

c)

Labeling

d)

Omission

2.

When the news media reported the inaccurate story of Nick Sandmann they left out critical context and evidence that contradicted the mainstream narrative. This is an example of what kind of media bias.

a)

Omission

b)

Labeling

c)

Spin

d)

Placement

3.

Fictional Cable news station "Wolf News" always reports stories favorable to supporting the theory of man-made global warming. This is an example of what type of media bias.

a)

Story Selection

b)

Spin

c)

Labeling

d)

Placement

4.

When CNN only interviewed the Native American man to give his side but didn't interview any Covington Catholic students this was and example of what kind of bias?

a)

Selection of sources

b)

Labeling

c)

Spin

d)

Placement

5.

The 2020 Summer Olympic games are set to be held in what city?

a)

Beijing, China

b)

Paris, France

c)

Los Angeles, California

d)

Tokyo, Japan

6.

This storm is spinning over the Atlantic headed towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and eastern Puerto Rico and could become a category 3 hurricane.

a)

Maria

b)

Dorian

c)

Katrina

d)

Estelle

7.

A storm name will be retired if......

a)

It was used within the last 80 years

b)

It already has been used

c)

It was too costly or deadly

d)

It was too mild

8.

On what continent is the Amazon Rainforest?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

South America

9.

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of what country?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Philippines

10.

Who owned Hong Kong until 1997?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Japan

d)

Great Britain

11.

Why are the Hong Kong citizens protesting?

a)

Because of the American influence in Hong Kong

b)

Because of the festival in China

c)

Because of police brutality

d)

Because of the new Chinese extradition laws

12.

What U.S. president addressed the nation on September 11, 2001 with a message of sympathy, resolve, and warning to anyone who supported the terrorist attacks of that day?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Donald Trump

13.

1.What protects US citizens with the right to privacy from the Government?

a)

4th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

the Police

14.

1.Who is the Chinese leader?

a)

Xi Jinping

b)

Carrie Lam

c)

Kim Jong Un

d)

Mao Sedong

15.

1.What does the 8th Amendment say?

a)

it prohibits "Cruel and Unusual punishment"

b)

it prohibits "illegal search and seizure of property"

c)

it prohibits self incrimination

d)

it allows for every defendant to have an attorney

16.

Which NBA team had a fall out concerning a tweet by one of its employees?

a)

Miami Heat

b)

Houston Rockets

c)

LA Lakers

d)

NY Knicks

17.

The "tweet" that angered the Chinese Communist Party was supporting __________________.

a)

Free Speech in China

b)

Democracy in Hong Kong

c)

extradition legislation in Hong Kong

d)

Carrie Lam

18.

The country with world's largest standing army is ________________.

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

US

d)

India

19.

The name of the terror group who's leader was cornered by US military in Northern Syria.

a)

ISIS

b)

BOKO HARAM

c)

Hamas

d)

al-Qaeda

20.

Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi's last moments were _________________.

a)

in a tunnel.

b)

in a cave.

c)

in a bunker.

d)

in a vehicle.

21.

Demonstrators from _______________ were appealing to President Trump for help.

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Yemen

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Israel

22.

The NBA has more fans in _______ than anywhere else?

a)

Japan

b)

Australia

c)

Germany

d)

China

23.

What nation is considering dumping radioactive water at sea, following years of using it to cool a nuclear reactor that was damaged during a 2011 tsunami?

a)

Japan

b)

Ukraine

c)

Spain

24.

What state has just passed a law called the Fair Pay to Play Act?

a)

North Carolina

b)

California

c)

New York

d)

Alabama

25.

:10 Trivia: Which of these items contains more than 2,800 diamonds, 269 pearls, and four rubies?

a)

Imperial State Crown

b)

Mask of Tutankhamun

c)

Peacock Brooch

d)

Crown Jewels of Ireland

26.

What is the largest land mammal on the Channel Islands?

a)

Gray fox

b)

Red fox

c)

Kit fox

d)

Island fox

27.

How does the dictionary know how a word is pronounced?

a)

checks with native speakers

b)

uses the latin pronounciation

c)

however it is used in modern society

d)

it takes a poll

28.

What is Brexit?

a)

the British exit from the EU

b)

the British exit from the UN

c)

the British exit from the "League of Nations"

d)

the British execution of non-conformist

29.
Name the contested territory of southern Asia that's at the center of a decades-old dispute between India and Pakistan.
a)
Katmandu
b)
Timbuktu
c)
Kashmir
d)
Timor
30.
What is the economic term for two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, which a leading analyst says is unlikely for the U.S. even though fears took a temporary toll on Wall Street?
a)
Depression
b)
Regression
c)
Deflation
d)
Recession
31.

North Korea allows independent media organizations to exist.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

The biggest protests of 2019 have been where?

a)

Egypt

b)

Spain

c)

Brazil

d)

Hong Kong

33.

Who was the leader of ISIS?

a)

Ayman al-Zawahiri

b)

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

c)

Osama bin Laden

d)

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed

34.

Which party controls the House of Representatives?

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

c)

Indenpendent

35.

If the House of Representatives vote for impeachment the trial in the U.S. Senate will be presided over by _______.

a)

Vice President Mike Pence

b)

President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley

c)

Republican Leader Mitch McConnell

d)

Chief Justice John Roberts

36.

India's farmers light fires to get rid of leftover crops and eliminate stubble on the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Of the 30 most polluted urban areas on the planet 22 of them are in what country?

a)

China

b)

Indonesia

c)

India

d)

Mexico

38.

:10 Trivia: Where would you find about 20 percent of the world's surface freshwater?

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Greenland ice sheet

c)

Caspian Sea

d)

Lake Victoria

39.

Until 1954, Veterans Day was known by what other name, which commemorated an event from November 11, 1918?

a)

Armistice Day

b)

independence day

c)

Veterans Day

d)

Columbus Day

40.

Carrie Lam is the leader of what city, where a struggle between the government and protesters has been deepening for months?

a)

Beijing

b)

Hong Kong

c)

London

d)

Tokyo

41.

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel and actually won two?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Jane Adams

c)

Mother Teresa

d)

Maria Goeppert Mayer

42.

:10 Trivia: It would take nine months to travel between what two places?

a)

Earth and Pluto

b)

The moon and Mars

c)

The ISS and Jupiter

d)

Earth and Mars

43.

What is the best shield against radiation?

a)

water

b)

sand

c)

rock

d)

metal

44.

According to Rev. Bales and other experts, California made homelessness worse by:

a)

Overbuilding temporary shelters for homeless

b)

aggressive drug laws

c)

opposing mandatory treatment for mental illness and drug addiction

d)

[mandating] perfect housing [at the expense] of good housing