In the news: A current events quiz

How well do you keep up with the world around you? Take this week’s quiz to test your knowledge of recent national and world events.

1. An investigation by the New York Times found that Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the for-profit company that handled its online donations raised funds using what dubious approach? Select your answer:

A. Making all donations recurring weekly donations by default

B. Double-charging the donor’s credit card

C. Automatically emailing donors asking for more donations every day until the election

D. Doubling donors’ contributions without their consent

2. Fifty-five of America’s largest companies, including twenty-six Fortune 500 companies, did not do what last year? A. Hire more diverse employees B. Lay off employees

C. Offer employees paid vacation time

D. Pay federal income taxes

3. President Biden recently unveiled a new plan to renovate the U.S.’ infrastructure, including repairing roads and bridges, creating and updating affordable housing, and pushing for a cleaner energy grid. How does the Biden administration propose the country pays for the plan?

A. Increasing personal income tax rates

B. Increasing corporate tax rates C. Decreasing military spending D. Asking other countries for loans

4. Also on the president’s agenda: Whether to remove troops from Afghanistan, thus ending the Afghan War. What is the longest war in American history?

A. The Iraq War

B. The Vietnam War

C. The Revolutionary War D. The War in Afghanistan

5. The Federal Reserve recently released an analysis that compared wealth of people born in the 1980s. The study found a significant gap between the median wealth of white and black millennial families. Since the study found that the groups’ income wasn’t substantially different, what did the study cite as a potential cause of the gap?

A. Student loans

B. Higher car payments C. Higher cost of living D. Credit card debt

ANSWERS

1.A

2. D

3. B

4.D

5.A