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WorksheetsPSI Week #11
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of these terms are synonyms for "mob"?
engine
crowd
mafia
motorcycle
The Temperance Movement was...
A religious group in the 1920s
An American anti-alcohol league
A philosophy promoting austerity in public and private life
A worldwide 20th cent. social effort
Find the odd one out.
to assail
to assault
to tackle
to rebuke
Which is the best translation for "faire appliquer"?
To enforce
To apply
To implement
To abide
Which of these terms is not a valid synonymous for "activist"?
advocate
demonstrator
hard-worker
backer
In the US, Prohibition was repealed by the Supreme Court in 1933
TRUE
FALSE
How many US states have so far legalized marijuana?
7
11
13
21
Recreational use of marijuana is legal in...
California, Arizona and Texas
Nevada, New York and California
Michigan, Montana and Alaska
Alabama, Oregon and Virginia
Find the odd one out.
income
revenue
earnings
prize
Anti-prohibitionists argue that legalization would enable the state to...
set prices and oversee distribution of the product
keep tabs on consumers to help law enforcement
get a steady revenue stream
wage war on Mexican drug cartels
"misguided" means...
deliberately leading to false conclusions
going in the wrong direction
ill-advised
uninformed
Which of these terms is not a "faux-ami":
actual
sober
prejudice
abuse
"to stoke" means...
to encourage
to caress
to attack
to play
To become official, an amendment to the US Constitution must be ...
adopted by Congress
declared constitutional by the Supreme Court
ratified by 3/4 of US states
signed by the president
The 21st amendment is the only one to have ever repealed another amendment in US history.
TRUE
FALSE
The Prohibition amendment was part of the US Bill of Rights
TRUE
FALSE
Alcohol prohibition received wide popular support when it was implemented.
TRUE
FALSE
The available medical and scientific data on the effects of recreational marijuana on public health so far is...
widely positive
inconclusive
insufficient
mostly negative
Marijuana became prohibited in the US...
before alcohol
in the 1920s
at the same time as alcohol
in the 1960s
Translate in your best English:
"Faire le parallèle entre la prohibition de l'alcool et celle de la marijuana est pour le moins douteux et limité; ce sont surtout les militants pro-légalisation qui dénoncent le "deux poids, deux mesures" économique."
