Questions

1. Lowlife jewelry thieves are targeting _______________ in the Los Angeles area.
a) babies
b) teens
c) the elderly
d) the homeless

2. LA Police say the suspects approach their victims and start a seemingly friendly conversation. Then, while their target is distracted, they use quick sleight-of-hand to slip off their jewelry and replace it with a fake. Approximately _______________ people in the Los Angeles area have been robbed by these lowlifes.
a) 1
b) 4
c) 14
d) 140

3. The CIA has released two Mandarin-language videos appealing to CCP (Chinese Communist Party) _______________ who might be open to spying for the U.S.
a) junior and senior officers
b) Politburo members
c) President Xi Jinping
d) opponents

4. The CIA believes some of those they are targeting with the videos may be willing to talk as a way to:
a) make a better life for themselves
b) improve their safety and well-being and that of their family
c) neither a) nor b)
d) both a) and b)

5. The CIA gives instructions on the videos in Mandarin on how those interested can securely contact them via _______________.
a) the CIA hotline
b) the dark web
c) encrypted messages left in prearranged locations for CIA operatives to retrieve
d) the CIA website

6. President Trump announced this week he is making May 8 "Victory Day for WWII" in the U.S. noting that "many of our allies and friends" already celebrate VE Day on May 8, and America should join in because: (CHOOSE 3)
a) "we don't have enough holidays - everyone will like another 3-day weekend"
b) "We won two World Wars, but we never took credit for it - everyone else does!"
c) "Nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance"
d) "we did more than any other Country, by far, in producing a victorious result"

7. President Trump noted during his announcement the U.S. actions following the end of WWII that we never talk about:
a) the U.S. annexed the land we captured from the Nazis
b) the U.S. helped rebuild all these countries that were destroyed during WWII - and "that is something that the others did not do"
c) the U.S. took over the Axis countries and took control of their natural resources
d) none of the above

8. The president concluded his announcement by saying how he noticed _______________ having big celebrations every year to commemorate victory in WWII and said "I think it's time we start celebrating our victories."
a) Germany and Japan
b) the other Allied countries
c) everyone but the U.S. and Russia
d) all of the above

9. The tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on all of our trading partners is causing:
a) a decrease in orders to American manufacturers
b) an increase in orders to Chinese manufacturers
c) a surge in demand for American manufacturing
d) none of the above

10. When Trump announced the tariffs last month, he predicted American businesses and consumers would both benefit. He said all but:
a) "People will ultimately buy a lot less"
b) "More production at home will mean stronger competition and lower prices for consumers”
c) "We will pry open foreign markets and break down foreign trade barriers"
d) "Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country"