Proficient Level Review 17 May 2019 "Quest"
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- 1.All of the following statements about the disaster at Love Canal (Niagara Falls, New York) are true except:
- A.
The Federal Government knew, before the area's citizens did, that toxic chemicals were being illegally disposed of in the neighborhoods
- B.
Housewives kidnapped Environmental Protection Agents, protesting that the National Government should relocate them
- C.
The property values of homes in the area plummeted, since no one wanted to live in an area that was negatively affected by toxic chemicals
- D.
Many people in the area, especially children and the elderly, developed very serious, life-threatening illnesses due to the toxic chemicals
- 2.All of the following statements are true about the disaster at Three Mile Island except:
- A.
The movie "The China Syndrome", starring Jane Fonda, was based on the disaster at Three Mile Island
- B.
The disaster basically started due to a plumbing problem - there wasn't any water cooling down the reactor
- C.
Officials released the pressure in the reactor by allowing steam to escape; that steam had small levels of radioactivity
- D.
The melt-down went through 40% of the thick iron floor beneath the reactor
- 3.In the early-1980s, "Valley Girls" originated in which of the following areas in Los Angeles County?
- A.
The San Fernando Valley
- B.
Orange County
- C.
The Santa Clarita Valley
- D.
Long Beach
- 4.All of the following statements are true about "New Coke" except:
- A.
Coca-Cola executives confirmed that consumers wanted them to replace the "Original Formula"
- B.
Coca-Cola brought back the "Original Formula" about 3 months after introducing "New Coke"
- C.
The "Pepsi Challenge" made Coca-Cola executives very uneasy and nervous
- D.
The Top Two Coca-Cola Executives received large bonuses after bringing back the "Original Formula"
- 5.All of the following statements are true about the "Miracle on Ice" except:
- A.
The U.S. defeated the USSR 4 - 3 in the Gold Medal Game
- B.
The U.S. had to protect its one-goal lead for the last ten minutes of the game v. the USSR
- C.
The USSR head coach replaced the world's best goalkeeper after the first period
- D.
The only goal that the U.S. Team Captain scored was the game-winning goal against the USSR
- 6.All of the following statements are true about the Attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan except:
- A.
The shooter fired his handgun four times before the Secret Service tackled him to the ground
- B.
In addition to the president being shot, others were wounded as well, including Reagan's Press Secretary
- C.
President Reagan had to be re-admitted to the hospital, and almost died, because he went back to work too soon
- D.
President Reagan was joking around before and after his surgery
- 7.All of the following statements are true about the Challenger Disaster except:
- A.
The civilian on board the Challenger was a young man in his 20s - his dad was an Apollo astronaut
- B.
A faulty "O-Ring" (gasket) allowed fuel to escape shortly after lift-off, causing the deadly explosion
- C.
The overnight temperatures at Cape Canaveral, Florida were in the 20s the night before lift-off
- D.
NASA officials believed that they had all the answers, and that nothing could ever go wrong with their Space Shuttle Missions
- 8.All of the following statements are correct about President Jimmy Carter except he:
- A.
Delegated too much authority to others, instead of paying attention to the details himself
- B.
Tended to focus on what was wrong in America, instead of what was right in the nation
- C.
Decided to allow the former Shah of Iran into the United States
- D.
Was elected President because he was a Democrat, and nationally unknown
- 9.The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in the late-1980s was best symbolized by:
- A.
The Berlin Wall being torn down by East & West German citizens
- B.
The rise to power of Mikhail Gorbachev in the USSR
- C.
The Election of George Bush (the Elder) as President in 1988
- D.
Reagan's idea of creating weaponized satellites to orbit the Earth (a.k.a. "Star Wars")
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