Questions

DIRECTIONS: Write TRUE or FALSE next to each statement. Rewrite each false statement to make it true. (10 points each)

1.  __________________ Joplin High School opened this week for the new school year after the building was destroyed by a tornado at the end of May.

2.  __________________ Until a new high school can be built, Joplin High School classes are being held in an empty office building.

3.  __________________Government officials in Beijing announced this week, just days before the start of the school year, that over 20 private schools are facing closure.

4.  __________________Families without a Beijing hukou (household registration) have a difficult time accessing public education for their children.

5.  __________________ The memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. officially opens Sunday, August 28th, which is the 48th anniversary of Dr. King's "I have a dream" speech.

6.  __________________ The King Memorial, located on the National Mall in Washington, DC, was carved by an African American sculptor from Alabama.

7.  __________________ The day after rebels took control of Moammar Gadhafi's compound in the capital city of Tripoli, pro-regime loyalists throughout the city laid down their arms and surrendered.

8.  __________________ Libyan rebel leaders have offered a reward of over $1 million for the capture of Col. Gadhafi.

9.  __________________ The U.S. government is concerned about Gadhafi's huge stockpile of weapons, especially shoulder-fired missiles, getting into the hands of terrorists.

10. __________________The U.S. government has used satellite and aircraft surveillance for decades to monitor known missile and nuclear facilities all over the world, including those in Lybia.

NOTE:  "Answers by Email" will resume for the new school year on September 6th.  Answers to this quiz will be posted below on Monday afternoon (8/29).