1. What basis did hundreds of migrants from Central America who massed at the border in Tijuana hope to gain entry to the US?
a. They planned to request asylum after fleeing violence and poverty.
b. They planned to request entry to reunite with family in the US.
c. They planned to request entry based on the promise of work in the US.
2. Who headlined the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner?
a. Seth Myers
b. Michelle Wolf
c. Hasan Minhaj
3. Which of the following best describes Britain’s latest immigration crisis?
a. A scandal over the treatment of migrants from Syria
b. A scandal over the treatment of migrants from Eastern Europe
c. A scandal over the treatment of migrants from former British colonies
4. T-Mobile agreed to buy which company?
a. Verizon Wireless
b. Sprint
c. Boost Mobile
5. Twin bombings in which city killed nine journalists?
a. Kabul
b. Kandahar
c. Karachi
6. What action did the Trump administration take regarding whether to impose tariffs on goods from the European Union?
a. It reaffirmed its decision to impose tariffs.
b. It reversed its decision to impose tariffs.
c. It postponed a decision on whether to impose tariffs.
7. A fire in which city caused the collapse of a building 20 stories high?
a. Sao Paulo
b. Caracas
c. Rome
8. Who reportedly dictated a glowing review of Donald Trump’s health that his physician reportedly wrote in 2015?
a. Harold Bornstein
b. Donald Trump
c. Ronny Jackson
9. Which city is the most polluted in the world, according to the World Health Organization?
a. Cairo
b. Beijing
c. New Delhi
10. Which best describes a settlement between two black men arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia and the city?
a. The city will pay the men $1 each and fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students who aspire to be entrepreneurs.
b. The city will pay the men $200,000 each and fund $200,000 for a grant program for high school students who aspire to be entrepreneurs.
c. The city will pay the men $500,000 each.
11. Which of the following victims of wrongful accusations did Camille Cosby not compare her husband to?
a. Emmett Till
b. The Central Park Five
c. Darryl Hunt
12. Mark Zuckerberg told developers that Facebook will soon offer which of the following:
a. An online marketplace
b. An online dating service
c. An online site for flight reservations
Answers
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. a
11. b
12. b