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(CI&E) Practice Packet: T-B

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1. The World Health Organization removed which of the following from its list of mental disorders in May 2019?
"gaming addiction disorder" ✓
"gender identity disorder" ✓
"multiple personality disorder" ✓
all of the above ✓
2. Wildfires north and south of which Alaskan city prompted Governor Michael Dunleavy to issue a disaster declaration for both the Matanuska Susitna Borough and Kenai Peninsula Borough? Alaska is in the midst of an extended fire season.
Anchorage ✓
Ketchikan ✓
Fairbanks ✓
Juneau ✓
3. Which of the following figures resigned from their post as White House press secretary in July 2019 and has accepted a position as a Fox News Contributor?
Anthony Scaramucci ✓
Hope Hicks ✓
Sarah Huckabee Sanders ✓
Sean Spicer ✓
4. Cyril Ramaphosa of the African National Congress was elected to serve as the president of what country in May 2019?
Zimbabwe ✓
Ethiopia ✓
South Africa ✓
Malawi ✓
5. Which wealthy philanthropist signed the Giving Pledge in a commitment to donate more than half of their $36.6 billion fortune in May 2019?
Jeff Bezos ✓
David Koch ✓
MacKenzie Bezos ✓
Kylie Jenner ✓
6. Targeted by a U.S. trade ban because of alleged security breaches, what Chinese company filed a lawsuit against the U.S. in May 2019?
China Mobile Ltd. ✓
Huawei ✓
Samsung ✓
Motorola ✓
7. After blocking the selection of a Supreme Court Justice by the Obama administration in 2016 due to it being an election year, who stated in 2019 that if the same were to happen in 2020, it would be allowed and the position filled because the GOP holds the Senate Majority?
Mike Pence ✓
Donald Trump ✓
Kellyanne Conoway ✓
Mitch McConnell ✓
8. Mark Morgan became the acting director of which agency in May 2019?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement ✓
Homeland Security ✓
Central Intelligence Agency ✓
Environmental Protection Agency ✓
9. Hank Whitman retired on June 30, 2019. Whitman served as the head of which of the following Texas agencies?
Child Welfare Agency ✓
public utility commission ✓
parks and wildlife department ✓
education agency ✓
10. Which Republican congressman published a barrage of 25 tweets in May 2019 that criticized William Barr's assessment of Robert Mueller's report and stated President Donald Trump had made impeachable offenses?
Marco Rubio ✓
Will Hurd ✓
Justin Amash ✓
Kevin McCarthy ✓
11. U.S. Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes made headlines when he referred to liquefied natural gas by what phrase in a U.S. Department of Energy news release?
"liberty gas" ✓
"freedom gas" ✓
"emancipation energy" ✓
"liquid freedom" ✓
12. Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1518 into law in May 2019. Per this legislation, underage Texans will join minors from 18 other states who are no longer able to purchase which of the following?
e-cigarettes and vape pens ✓
aerosol spray paint ✓
none of the above ✓
over-the-counter cough medicines ✓
13. Legislation extending the life of which state agency was not passed during the 86th Legislature? It was later extended by executive order.
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners ✓
Texas Lottery Commission ✓
Texas Board of Professional Engineers ✓
Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying ✓
14. Who resigned from their post as British ambassador to the U.S. after some documents critical of the Trump administration leaked in July 2019?
Philip Hammond ✓
Jeremy Hunt ✓
Kim Darroch ✓
Theresa May ✓
15. In May 2019, the Chosun Ibo published an unverified report stating that five members of what group had been executed in North Korea after being accused of spying for the U.S.?
the North Korean dolgyeokdae (labor brigade) ✓
the "Paradise on Earth" resettlement program ✓
the Ministry of People's Security ✓
the North Korean nuclear envoy to the U.S. ✓
16. The U.S. House Judiciary committee announced plans to begin an antitrust investigation examining which of the following industries on June 3, 2019?
automobile ✓
technology ✓
banking ✓
insurance ✓
17. A mass shooting in which 12 lives were lost prompted Governor Ralph Northam to call for gun control legislation in what state?
West Virginia ✓
Virginia ✓
North Carolina ✓
Maryland ✓
18. Elisa Carillo became the first Mexican woman to receive the Prix Benois de la Danse. This prestigious honor is awrded to which of the following?
dance choreographers ✓
dance teachers ✓
ballet dancers ✓
contemporary dancers ✓
19. Circuit court Judge Michael F. Stelzer's May 31, 2019, ruling temporarily prevented which state from closing its last abortion clinic?
Alabama ✓
Kansas ✓
Mississippi ✓
Missouri ✓
20. Which of the following countries sent 69 containers full of trash back to Canada aboard the MV Bavaria in May 2019 after withdrawing its ambassadors and consuls stationed there over the disputed rubbish?
the Phillippines ✓
India ✓
China ✓
Malaysia ✓
21. Fores announced that which of the following entertainers became the first billionaire rapper?
Sean Combs ✓
Dr. Dre ✓
Kanye West ✓
Jay-Z ✓
22. Which former U.S. president received tenure at at Emory University and became the first tenured faculty member with a Nobel Prize?
Barack Obama ✓
George W. Bush ✓
Bill Clinton ✓
Jimmy Carter ✓
23. The historic Notre Dame Cathedral was the site of a catastrophic fire in April 2019. French health officials are now recommending that children and pregnant women in Paris are screened for which of the following?
asbestos exposure ✓
asthma and emphysema ✓
carbon monoxide poisoning ✓
lead exposure ✓
24. Which state became the first in the U.S. to institute a cap on insulin co-pays?
Indiana ✓
Illinois ✓
California ✓
Colorado ✓
25. Actor Wes Studi will be the first Native American to receive what honorary reward? Marion Brando declined this award in 1973.
an Emmy Award ✓
a Grammy Award ✓
an Academy Award ✓
a Golden Globe Award ✓
26. Texas teacher Georgia Clark of Fort Worth was fired for posting a series of tweets related to which of the following matters?
refusal to use a transgender student's pronouns ✓
questioning a newly implemented sex education program ✓
giving zeroes to students who did not turn in their work ✓
asking the president to remove illegal students ✓
27. American journalist Steve Kroft retired from what major news program after reporting almost 500 stories and celebrating 50 years as the network's longest-tenured reporter?
"Face the Nation" ✓
"ABC World News" ✓
"NBC Nightly News" ✓
"60 Minutes" ✓
28. Women in Japan have established the #KuToo movement which is best described as which of the following?
a protest against sexist dress codes ✓
a protest against wage disparity ✓
a movement against sexual harassment in the workplace ✓
a movement calling for better health services ✓
29. On June 1, 2019, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1631. This law bans which of the following in the state of Texas?
medical marijuana ✓
chewing tobacco ✓
loitering on public park benches ✓
red light cameras ✓
30. Dennis Bonnen, the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, is under investigation for allegations relating to a meeting with the CEO of which of the following groups?
Empower Texans ✓
Probe Ministries ✓
Free American ✓
The Right Stuff ✓
31. Violent suppression of protesters led the African Unions to suspend which of the following nations in June 2019?
Kenya ✓
Algeria ✓
Sudan ✓
Egypt ✓
32. In July 2019, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would be changing the requirements for obtaining government funding for which of the following types of research?
fetal tissue ✓
thermal radiation ✓
space exploration ✓
medical marijuana ✓
33. Which state will be the first to gather prosecutor data in order to investigate racial bias against minorities? "It is part of an effort to try to understand what disparities msy or may not exist," said state Senator Gary Winfield.
New York ✓
Texas ✓
California ✓
Connecticut ✓
34. The University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted to return a $21.5 million donation by Hugh Culverhouse Jr. after he did what?
criticized the university's lack of focus on education in lieu of sports ✓
was convicted a third time for driving under the influence ✓
urged a boycott of the university over the Alabama abortion law ✓
was accused of discrimination and xenophobia ✓
35. President Donald Trump bypassed Congress and approved an arms deal that would allow which country to build bomb parts via U.S. bomb-making technology?
Poland ✓
Saudi Arabia ✓
Turkey ✓
Japan ✓
36. Governor Greg Abott signed Senate Bill 11 into law on June 6, 2019. This legislation addresses which of the following?
school finance reform ✓
natural disaster relief ✓
property tax reform ✓
school safety measures ✓
37. In June 2019, which which Texas city functioned as a resource center for hundreds of African migrants seeking asylum from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Cameroon?
El Paso ✓
Houston ✓
Austin ✓
San Antonio ✓
38. In June 2019, dozens of Dogon villagers lost theirs lives in a massacre that took place in what country? Though those responsible have not been identified, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said,"This country cannot be led by a cycle of revenge and vendetta."
Mali ✓
Burkina Faso ✓
Sudan ✓
Libya ✓
39. Senate Bill 21 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in early June 2019. This legislation raises the minimum age to purchase which of the following products?
handguns ✓
tobacco ✓
ammunition ✓
alcohol ✓
40. Authorities ruled that which of the following sparked the Ranch Fire? Taking the number of acres burned into account, this event stands as the biggest wildfire in the state of California's history.
poor maintenance of electrical equipment ✓
hammering a metal stake ✓
dropping a lit cigarette ✓
leaving a campfire unattended ✓
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