Contemporary World Issues Quiz

What term is used to express creating an identical copy of a gene or organism?

• hybridization
• inbreeding 
• cloning 
• gene splicing 

Advantages of genetically modified crops include(s)

• insect resistance
• drought/freeze resistance
• higher yield
• all of these are reasons for using GMOs

The _________ are Muslim Extremists who were responsible for the attacks on 9/11

• Martyrdom
• Mujahadeen
• Al-Qaeda
• Taliban

The Oklahoma City bombing was perpetrated by a __________________ terrorist

• Eco-Terrorist
• Militia Extremist
• Anarchist- Extremist
• Religious-Related Terrorist

Which of the following was NOT a target of terrorists on 9/11

• The Twin Towers
• The White House
• The Federal Reserve
• The Pentagon

NAFTA is an agreement between all of the following countries EXCEPT

• United States
• Mexico
• Great Britain
• Canada

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does NAFTA stand for?

• North American Federation Trading Act

• North America Fur Trade Agreement

• North America Free Trade Agreement

• Northern Africa Free Trade Act

What does WTO stand for?

• World Trade Organisation
• World Telecoms Organisation
• We Trade Oranges
• World Tarriff Office

A trade agreement between 27 countries of with the same currency and open trade between those nations.

• NAFTA
• EU
• WTO
• ABC

Increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe.

• Infrastructure

• Globalization

• Interdependence

• Specialization