Questions

1. In his address to the UN General Assembly last Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said world leaders who officially recognized a Palestinian state sent a message to the rest of the world that “murdering Jews pays off” while giving Hamas “a pass” on its “genocidal” ambitions. The western countries that did so included all but which one?
a) the UK
b) Canada
c) France
d) the US

2. Prime Minister Netanyahu also refuted the widespread accusation that Israel is deliberately starving the people of Gaza, saying “...Israel is deliberately feeding the people of Gaza. Since the beginning of the war, Israel has let into Gaza ____________________.” He emphasized, "If there are Gazans who don't have enough food, it's because Hamas is stealing it," and said, "Hamas steals it, hoards it, and sells it at exorbitant prices..."
a) one pita for every man, woman, and child in Gaza per day
b) more than 2 million tons of food and aid
c) more than 200,000 tons of food and aid
d) more than 2 tons of food and aid

3. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing 3 election related cases starting in October that are expected to shake up midterm elections. The justices will hold oral arguments in Bost v. Illinois on October 8. Rep. Mike Bost is suing Illinois officials over a state law that allows mail-in ballots to be collected and counted ____________________.
a) 14 days after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by Election Day
b) 14 days before Election Day
c) 14 days after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked up to 7 days after Election Day
d) by Election Day

4. In the first case the justices will hear, Bost v. Illinois on October 8, they will decide whether federal candidates have standing to challenge ____________________ they are running in.
a) the election results of the state election
b) federal regulations of the state elections
c) city regulations of the state elections
d) state regulations of the federal elections

5. President Trump announced this week that he has secured a deal with drugmaker Pfizer to lower its _______________ prices.
a) over the counter drug prices
b) Covid vaccine
c) prescription drug
d) Tylenol

6. The White House also announced a new direct-to-consumer website to sell prescription drugs at discounted rates, calling it _______________.
a) TrumpRX
b) TrumpCare
c) The Big Beautiful Pill
d) none of the above

7. In his speech to officers at Quantico, Virginia on Tuesday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the group that the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is:
a) making the military as diverse as possible, and accommodating each individual's diverse needs
b) preparing for war and preparing to win
c) training each soldier to learn negotiation skills because all disputes should be settled by peaceful means
d) all of the above

8. Secretary Hegseth told the officers that standards will revert back to being uniform and gender neutral. Which ONE of the following did he NOT say regarding this order?
a) "If that means no women qualify for some combat jobs, so be it. That is not the intent, but it could be the result."
b) "It will also mean that weak men won’t qualify because we’re not playing games. This is combat. This is life or death."
c) "This is not about preventing women from serving. We very much value the impact of female troops. Our female officers and NCOs are the absolute best in the world."
d) "Women say they are as strong as men. Ladies, it's time to put your money where your mouth is and prove it. And no crying."

9. Skilled trades are occupations that require extensive training and often licensing. Which one of the following is not considered a skilled trade?
a) coder
b) electrician
c) plumber
d) welder

10. For what reasons are young people considering careers in skilled trades jobs over going to college?
a) they don't have to work as hard
b) they will have job security and no student loan debt
c) both a) and b)
d) neither a) nor b)