Transcript Practice Questions 2

1. When was the Organization of
American States founded?
A. 1890
B. 1925
C. 1948
D. 1993
Source: Congressional Research
Service “Organization of American
States: Background and Issues for
Congress”
2. How many member states make up
the OAS?
A. 24
B. 35
C. 50
D. 72
Source: U.S. Permanent Mission to
the OAS “The Organization of
American States”
3. Other than the OAS, which American
regional organization offers Washington a
seat at the table with all of its regional
neighbors?
A. ALBA
B. CELAC
C. UNASUR
D. None of the above
Source: Center for Strategic and
International Studies “Do the OAS
and the Summit of the Americas Still
Matter?”
4. Over the past five years, what
characterizes the OAS management
and budget situation?
A.The OAS has increased staff and run at a budget
surplus
B.The OAS has seen an increase in member State
contributions to the regular fund
C.The OAS has lost much of its U.S. personnel
D.The OAS has cut staff and run at a budget deficit
Source: Southeast Asia in Humanities and
Social Science Curricula “Why Southeast
Asia Matters for America and the World”
5. Which of the following NOT one of
the OAS’ essential purposes as listed
in the OAS Charter?
A.To strengthen peace and security by bolstering
conventional weapons and militaries
B.To eradicate extreme poverty
C.To promote the economic, social, and cultural
development of states through cooperation
D.To provide common action for states in the event of
aggression
Source: Organization of American
States “Charter of the Organization
of American States”
6. Which two countries have not signed
any of the Inter-American Human
Rights Treaties?
A. Venezuela and Cuba
B. Cuba and Barbados
C. Venezuela and the United States
D. Cuba and the United States
Source: Organization of American States
“2014 Annual Report of the Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights”
7. In 2015, which country pledged five
hundred billion dollars in investments to
CELAC in the next decade?
A. United States
B. China
C. Canada
D. Germany
Source: Council on Foreign
Relations “Backgrounder on the
Organization of American States”
8. In January 1962, Cuba was suspended
from the OAS on what grounds?
A. States with overthrown governments are automatically
suspended
B. The Cuban Missile Crisis violated the anti-aggression
principle of the OAS Charter
C. Fidel Castro’s government voluntarily withdrew from the
OAS
D. Cuba’s communist government was deemed
incompatible with the principles of the OAS
Source: Council on Foreign Relations
“Backgrounder on the Organization of
American States”
9. In 2014, which key OAS country did not pay
their membership dues or appoint an
ambassador to the OAS due to a loss of
interest in hemisphere-wide institutions?
A. Brazil
B. Argentina
C. Ecuador
D. Paraguay
Source: Brookings Institution
“Drawing lessons from the Summit of
the Americas
10. Which part of the OAS is the principal
policy-making organ?
A. The Permanent Council
B. The General Assembly
C. The General Secretariat
D. The Inter-American Human Rights
Council
Source: Congressional Research Service
“Organization of American States:
Background and Issues for Congress”
Round 8:
Great Decisions
1. Which of the following groups
encompasses the largest religious
denomination of any religion in the world?
A. Shi’ias
B. Sunnis
C. Catholics
D. Hasidic Jews
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(Sectarianism in the Middle East,
Glossary)
2. In what year did a revolution unleash
a torrent of anti-Americanism in
Iran?
A. 1953
B. 1966
C. 1979
D. 2009
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(Sectarianism in the Middle East,
Spring Updates)
3. Which Islamist militant group is based
in Somalia?
A. Al-Shabab
B. Boko Haram
C. Al-Qaeda
D. ISIS (or ISIL)
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(U.S. Policy Toward Africa, Spring
Updates)
4. Bashar al Assad, president of Syria, is a
member of what religious minority in his
country?
A. Sunni
B. Shi’a
C. Christian
D. Alawite
Source: Foreign Policy Association (Syria’s
Refugee Crisis, Glossary)
5. Under Modi, India has made large
efforts to create a strong relationship
with which country?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Israel
D. North Korea
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(India Changes Course, Glossary)
6. After a UN conference on a climate deal
between the three largest emitters of
greenhouse gas (the U.S., India and China),
what form of energy did Prime Minister Modi
agree to increase investment on?
A.Wind
B.Coal
C.Solar
D.Water
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(India Changes Course, Glossary)
7. The Russian position in Ukraine has
become significantly weaker as a result
of what economic event?
A. A severe drought which damaged seasonal grain
crops
B. Public protests against new labor laws, which led to
a decrease in productivity
C. Decrease in international trade relations between
Russia and East Asian countries
D. Sharp drop in oil prices
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(Great Decisions 2015 Winter
Updates - Glossary)
8. Which year did the United Nations
adopt the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights?
A. 1941
B. 1948
C. 1963
D. 2001
Source: Foreign policy Association (Human
Trafficking)
9. Which Brazilian company is the largest
company in the Southern Hemisphere by
market capitalization?
A. Acesita
B. Brasil Foods
C. Copacol
D. Petrobras
Source: Foreign Policy Association
(Brazil’s Metamorphosis - Glossary)
10. Which country is NOT included in the
‘BRICS’ acronym, used to describe the
emerging five developing countries in the
twenty first century?
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. South Africa
D. South Korea
Source: Foreign Policy Association (Brazil’s
Metamorphosis - Glossary)
Round 10:
Current Events
1. Who recently replaced Tony Abbott
as Prime Minister of Australia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Malcom Fraser
Michael Higgins
Malcolm Turnbull
David Cameron
2. The Schengen Agreement established
what in the EU?
A. Trade protections and tariffs for goods
produced in member states
B. Collective defense for member states
C. Establishment of a single currency
D. Free movement between common borders
of member states
3. What former high ranking government
official with a strong anti-Putin stance was
recently appointed Governor of the Odessa
region in Ukraine?
A. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili
B. Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov
C. Ukrainian MP (and Heavyweight Champion)
Vitali Klitschko
D. Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko
4. What recent multilateral agreement has
been criticized in Japan for being too
restrictive with regards to intellectual
property rights?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership
Stop Online Piracy Act
5. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,
agreed upon in July of 2015, produced what?
A. Sanctions from Western Nations against
Russia for aggression in Ukraine
B. A UN resolution targeting violence in the
Central African Republic
C. Strategies for NATO activity against ISIL in
Syria and Iraq
D. An international agreement regarding the
nuclear program of Iran
6. Which African leader has come under heavy
criticism from the international community for
planning to change his country’s constitution to
allow himself to be elected for a third term?
A.
B.
C.
D.
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
President Goodluck Johnathan of
Nigeria
7. Boko Haram has displaced over 1.4
million people and promoted extremist
ideologies throughout much of which
African nation?
A. Liberia
B. Sierra Leonne
C. Democratic Republic of the Congo
D. Nigeria
8. What Himalayan nation recently
adopted its first democratic
constitution?
A. Tibet
B. Bhutan
C. Bangladesh
D. Nepal
9. The President of which international
sports organization has recently been
suspended regarding alleged ethics
violations?
A.
B.
C.
D.
FINA
International Olympic Committee
FIFA
FIBA
10. Which European country has received the
largest influx of migrants and refugees
during the recent refugee crisis?
A. France
B. Belgium
C. Spain
D. Germany