TNWAC WorldQuest Practice Questions Fall 2015 Part 2

FALL 2015 MATCHQUESTIONS

(PART 2)

TENNESSEE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL

ACADEMIC WORLDQUEST

ROUND SIX - CURRENT EVENTSWORLDQUEST

6-1 This group, also known as ISIS, has claimed responsibility for the November 13th terrorist attacks in Paris.

A. Al Quds BrigadeB. Al QaedaC. HizbollahD. Daesh


6-2 Investigators believe a Russian jetliner that recently crashed in the Sinai Peninsula was brought down by a bomb. Where is the Sinai Peninsula?

A. EgyptB. SudanC. IsraelD. Lebanon


6-3 The Group of Twenty (G20) the premier global economic development body [Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union] recently met in this place.

A. Athens, GreeceB. Bali, IndonesiaC. Sao Paulo, BrazilD. Antalya, Turkey


6-4 Secretary of State John Kerry represented the United States in Vienna as 17 countries worked to develop a political solution to the Syria crisis. Who represented the Russian Federation?

A. Laurent FabiusB. Sergei LavarovC. Dmitry MedvedevD. Alexander Ovechkin


6-5 South Sudan's rebels recently claimed that government soldiers had launched attacks against their positions in oil-rich Unity State in what they said was a violation of a peace deal signed in August. South Sudan gained its independence in 2011 and declared this city its capital.

A. TumburaB. MalualkonC. YambioD. Juba


6-6 This President who was driven from his Yemen earlier this year by civil conflict recently returned to Aden to rally his forces.

A. President Ashraf GhaniB. President Serzh SargsyanC. President Denis Sassou NguessoD. President Abd-Rabbu Hadi


6-7 Which country, the world’s third largest economy, that had counted on “Abenomics” to restore its economic progress, reported it experienced the fourth technical recession in five years.

A. IndiaB. BrazilC. JapanD. China


6-8 President Obama recently announced the United States would send several dozen Special Operations troops to Syria for the purpose of:

A. Advise forces fighting the army of Bashar al AssadB. Advise forces fighting the Islamic StateC. Advise forces fighting Al QaedaD. Advise forces fighting Russian troops


6-9 The Chinese government announced a change to a long-standing social policy known as:

A. “Elders Care Policy” B. “One Child Policy”C. “Rural-Urban Migration Policy”D. “Planned Parenthood”


6-10 Jimmy Morales won the Guatemalan election for president with 68 percent of the electorate who were frustrated by the country’s political class. Morales moves to the office from his job as:

A. Newspaper editorB. Supermarket chain magnateC. TV comedianD. Guatemala City Chief of Police

ROUND SEVEN - PRIVACY IN THE DIGITAL AGEWORLDQUEST

7-1 What UN official warned that new communications technology were vulnerable to surveillance and interception which posed a threat to privacy and to freedom of expression and association?

A. High Commissioner for Human RightsB. Chancellor of CommunicationsC. Secretary GeneralD. President of the General Assembly


7-2 Cyberspace is difficult to secure due to a number of factors such as all of these EXCEPT:

A. The ability of malicious actors to operate from anywhere in the worldB. The proliferation of personal information in social mediaC. The linkages between cyberspace and physical systemsD. The difficulty of reducing vulnerabilities and consequences in complex networks


7-3 Human Rights Watch warned that institutions have not kept up with technological developments in preventing challenges to human rights. The practical steps they suggested to “catch up to the digital reality” include all of these EXCEPT:

A. Reinforce the Conceptualization of Human Rights Protection as a National Security PriorityB. Contribute to Development of Multi-Stakeholder Internet GovernanceC. Develop Protocols for Designing Social Media Systems for Use by DissidentsD. Create a Special Rapporteur mandate on the Right to Privacy at the UN Human Rights Council.


7-4 Concerns for privacy of digital data against government collection has raised the prospect of updating which Amendment to the United States Constitution?

A. FirstB. FourthC. FifthD. Sixth


7-5 Last year the “right to be forgotten” – forcing search engines to remove personal information from the Web – was championed by what group?

A. Human Rights WatchB. Freedom Forum FoundationC. European UnionD. United Nations


7-6 In 2012 this digital service attempted to manipulate the emotions of its users to determine if emotions are “contagious” by feeding negative information to users and analyzing their reactions.

A. AmazonB. InstagramC. TwitterD. Facebook


7-7 Who shined a light on National Security Agency activities that suggested “Big Brother” knows too much about the personal lives of Americans?

A. AssangeB. SnowdenC. BeardenD. Greenwald


7-8 In response to an international ruling on the “Right to be Forgotten” this Internet giant convened an Advisory Council to assist in determining the balance between an individual’s right to be forgotten with the public’s right to information.

A. TumblrB. GoogleC. FacebookD. Amazon


7-9 A challenge to maintaining privacy in a digital world results from:

A. Privacy law cannot respond quickly enough to technological changes.B. Databases contain too much personal information.C. Governments’ pursuit of personal information.D. The “right to be forgotten” has made it difficult to maintain search engine data.


7-10 The “Right to be Forgotten” was brought about by a lawsuit over privacy rights from:

A. A Spanish citizen over proceedings from a home repossession auction.B. A Danish citizen who complained online academic records were embarrassing.C. An Irish musician who challenged online sharing of her recordings.D. A German politician over rumors about financial wrongdoing.

ROUND EIGHT - THE (‘BRRRR’) ARCTICWORLDQUEST

8-1 Last year the US Navy released a road map for expanding its presence in the Arctic. Among its objectives was to “continue to advocate for US accession” to what legal framework:

A. United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaB. International Artic Maritime Claims ConventionC. United Nations High Latitude ConventionD. North Pole Claims Adjudication Convention


8-2 Eight countries are vying for control of various areas in the Arctic region. They include:

A. Russia, Canada, Scotland, FinlandB. United States, Norway, Iceland, DenmarkC. Norway, Russia, Japan, SwedenD. Iceland, Greenland, Sweden, Norway


8-3 The Arctic region is considered the area above Latitude 66° 32" N also called the:

A. Arctic Tree LineB. Summer Solstice LineC. Prime MeridianD. Arctic Circle


8-4 The various definitions of the Arctic region include all of these EXCEPT:

A. Above the Arctic CircleB. Above the Arctic Tree LineC. Area above which average daily summer temperature does not rise above 10 degrees Celsius.D. Above the Arctic Wildlife Line


8-5 The Arctic region is facing development due to discovery of:

A. Northern Passage from Europe to AsiaB. Large deposits of oil and gasC. Seabed deposits of rare earth mineralsD. Economical freshwater conversion techniques


8-6 This factor has impeded development of Arctic resources:

A. Insufficient daylight in winterB. High costs for Arctic infrastructureC. Magnetic interference of communicationsD. Diminished access resulting from climate change


8-7 This American was the first person to reach the North Pole where he left a note in 1909 claiming to have “formally taken possession of the entire region” in the name of the President of the United States.

A. Roald AmundsenB. Thor HeyerdahlC. Edmund HillaryD. Robert Peary


8-8 The SS Manhattan traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1969 becoming the first commercial vessel to travel across this new route:

A. The Polar VortexB. The Northwest PassageC. The Cape of Good HopeD. The Canada Channel


8-9 This American President issued a “National Strategy for the Arctic Region” that noted the “Arctic region is peaceful, stable and free of conflict.”

A. President ObamaB. President BushC. President ClintonD. President Truman


8-10 American “Arctic Strategy” is built on three lines of effort consisting of all of these EXCEPT:

A. Advance United States Security InterestsB. Research Solutions to Climate ChangeC. Pursue Responsible Arctic Region StewardshipD. Strengthen International Cooperation

ROUND NINE - FOOD SECURITYWORLDQUEST

9-1 Food security is built on three pillars according to the World Food Summit of 1996. They include all of these EXCEPT:

A. Food AvailabilityB. Food AdaptabilityC. Food AccessD. Food Use


9-2 Food security critics argue that trade liberalization under World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements threaten this sector:

A. TransportationB. RetailingC. AgricultureD. Marketing


9-3 Which government entity has the lead for “Feed the Future” – a partnership to pioneer a comprehensive approach to end hunger and drive real change at a large scale?

A. U.S. State DepartmentB. U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentC. U.S. Peace CorpsD. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


9-4 What United Nations organization has food security analysis as a core function to answer critical questions necessary to design operations in “food insecure” countries?

A. World Health OrganizationB. World Food ProgramC. UNICEFD. High Commission for Refugees


9-5 This U.S. Government entity supports global food security through in-country capacity building, basic and applied research, and support for improved market information, statistics and analysis.

A. Department of CommerceB. Department of StateC. Department of AgricultureD. Department of Transportation


9-6 Food price hikes are driven by trends that are both elevating demand and making it difficult to increase production that include all of these EXCEPT:

A. Rapidly expanding populationB. Crop withering temperature increasesC. Introduction of genetically modified seedsD. Irrigation wells running dry


9-7 The world’s population will increase 35% to more than 9 billion people by 2050 but crop production will have to increase 100% to feed them because:

A. Climate change will reduce the effectiveness of agricultural methods.B. Competition for food security will inhibit delivery from field to market.C. The developing world will become prosperous enough to eat more meat.D. Higher demands for food will lead to reduction of the rain forest.


9-8 In 2000 the international community agreed to promote targets to “halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.” This was published in:

A. The World Food Program DoctrineB. The Millennium DeclarationC. The World Food Summit CommuniqueD. The UN Security Council Resolution 2250


9-9 How many people, according to USDA, do not have access to a sufficient supply to nutritious and safe food.

A. 350 millionB. 870 millionC. 1.2 billionD. 2.3 billion


9-10 In the aftermath of a disaster the WFP may seed to determine the impact on households and their livelihoods and to provide response recommendations on food and non-food assistance options. This is called:

A. Norman Borlaug Food Assistance ProgramB. International Assistance AssessmentC. Emergency Food Security AssessmentD. Comprehensive Catastrophe Survey

ROUND TEN - ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATESWORLDQUEST

10-1 The Organization of American States pursues these essential purposes EXCEPT:

A. To strengthen the peace and security of the continent.B. To seek the solution of political, juridical and economic problems.C. To advance economic integration under NAFTA.D. To eradicate extreme poverty.


10-2 There are how many independent states in the OAS?

A. 20B. 25C. 30D. 35


10-3 The OAS was created in:

A. 1935B. 1941C. 1948D. 1955


10-4 The OAS is considered this type of organization:

A. BilateralB. RegionalC. PlurilateralD. Indigenous


10-5 The OAS has been criticized for:

A. Operational overreachB. Poor integration of resourcesC. Institutional weaknessD. Isolation of key regional countries


10-6 The United States passed this law calling for “management and programmatic reform” of the OAS:

A. Western Hemisphere Integration Act of 2005B. The 2014 Act of the AmericasC. OAS Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013D. The OAS Program Review Act of 2012


10-7 The first Summit of the Americas -- which focused on regional trade – was held in Miami in 1994 following the enactment of this:

A. Western Hemisphere Trade Reconciliation Pact (WHTRP)B. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)C. Organization of American States Trade Standards Agreement (OASTSA)D. Inter-American Trade Reconciliation Treaty (IATR)


10-8 On September 11, 2001, OAS members signed this agreement which declared that American states have a “right to democracy” and an “obligation to promote and defend it.”

A. American States Freedom CharterB. Western Hemisphere Promotion of Democracy ConventionC. Inter-American Democratic CharterD. International Convention for American Democratic Values


10-9 This country which was suspended from the OAS in 1962 after a revolution ushered in a self-proclaimed Marxist-Leninist government “incompatible with the principles and objectives of the inter-American system.”

A. BoliviaB. ChileC. CubaD. Nicaragua


10-10 The OAS has dedicated greater attention to hemispheric security issues, especially since 2005 when it created the Secretariat for Multidimensional Security. The concern is to focus more attention on:

A. Border violations among member states.B. Transnational criminal threats.C. Cross border migrant smuggling.D. International terrorism.

END OF SECOND HALFWORLDQUEST

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TNWAC WorldQuest Practice Questions Fall 2015 Part 2