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QUIZ NAME

ETA August 22, 2005 DATE

Directions: Write the WORD true or false in the blank. (15 of 25 points)

_____1. Cindy Sheehan founded Gold Star Families for Peace, an antiwar organization.

_____2. President Bush appeared to endorse intelligent design.

_____3. Cindy Sheehan called the United States government a “morally repugnant” system.

_____4. Niger's President, Mamadou Tandja, has called the crisis in Niger full-scale famine.

_____5. Unless they get help soon, 150,000 children in Niger could die.

_____6. The UN ranks Niger as one of the world's richest nations.

_____7. Cindy Sheehan protest in Texas drew national media coverage.

_____8. There are 110 million people in the country illegally.

_____9. The Homeland Security Secretary is Michael Chertoff.

_____10. 25% of the children in Niger are dying from starvation.

_____11. The governors of Arizona and New Mexico have declared an emergency along their borders

with Mexico.

_____12. The U.S. government spent about $13.75 million to help Niger fight hunger this year.

_____13. In Niger, 10-15 children are dying every week.

_____14. Cindy Sheehan protested the Iraq war by staging a vigil outside President Bush’s Crawford

ranch.

_____15. In most of Niger's hungriest areas, where a combination of drought, locust infestation and

profiteering has made food dangerously scarce, there has been little or no relief.

Directions: Answer ONE of the following questions. (10 of 25 points)

Cindy Sheehan: Grieving mother or puppet for left?

Is Cindy Sheehan undermining the war in Iraq?

Niger's food shortage: How dire is the situation?

Should “intelligent design” be taught in science or other academic classes?

Is the U.S. federal government protecting the Mexican border?

Answer Key

True-False

1. True

2. True

3. True

4. False Niger's President, Mamadou Tandja, has been unwilling to admit the full scope of the crisis

5. True

6. False The UN ranks Niger as one of the world's poorest nations.

7. True

8. False There are 11 million people in the country illegally.

9. True

10. True

11. True

12. True

13. True

14. True

15. True

Essay No Yes

1. Did the student answer the question?

2. Was there sufficient use of logic, facts, examples, and/or expert opinion?

3. Was the information adequately documented?

4. Was the information pertinent to the specific topic?

5. Did the student get attention?

6. Was the topic clearly stated?

7. Did the student preview and give focus to the key ideas?

8. Were divisions clear and appropriate to the topic?

9. Did the student make use of signposting, internal summaries, and transitions?

10. Did the student tie the speech together?

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