Here is your Extemp Central multiple choice news quiz for this week. Pick well and good luck!
1. A provision in this legislation had to be eliminated last week after the CBO said that it could not be both voluntary and budget neutral.
a. The Getting America Back to Work Act
b. The Trouble Asset Relief Program
c. The stimulus plan
d. The Affordable Care Act
2. This Asian country is being touted for making major democratic reforms, but some observers are still questionining whether it is genuine about reform.
a. Laos
b. Myanmar
c. Hong Kong
d. Singapore
3. This is the name of Herman Cain’s economic plan.
a. The 9-9-9 Plan
b. The American National Recovery Plan
c. The Believe in America Plan
d. The American Jobs Plan
4. The UAW is close to a four-year labor agreement with this auto manufacturer.
a. Ford
b. Kia
c. Toyota
d. General Motors
5. The ICC has announced that it will look at up to six people in this country for their role in post-election violence that led to the death of 3,000 people last year.
a. Sudan
b. Ivory Coast
c. Nigeria
d. Democratic Republic of the Congo
6. The first round of this African country’s presidential election last week provoked controversy and led to fears that the opposition would boycott the run-off.
a. Niger
b. Cameroon
c. Liberia
d. Tunisia
7. Who has the French Socialist Party backed to run against Nicolas Sarkozy in next year’s French presidential election?
a. Francois Hollande
b. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
c. Jean Audouard
d. Martine Aubry
8. This country joined Somali troops in going after al-Qaeda units after recent kidnappings of foreign tourists within its borders.
a. Djibouti
b. Kenya
c. Ethiopia
d. Eritrea
9. Israelis have agreed to a prisoner swap for Gilad Shalit with the Palestinians. What year was Shalit captured?
a. 2004
b. 2005
c. 2006
d. 2007
10. U.S. government officials have alleged that Iran plotted to assassinate the ambassador to the U.S. from this country.
a. Yemen
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Syria
d. Jordan