Mid-Year Exam

Topics covered by the two-hour exam

• GDP
• Forms of Government
• Spectrum of Economic Policies (Capitalism <---> Communism)
• Countries covered in first test  & Various news events discussed in class (Palestine/Israel, North Korea, US Election, Justin Trudeau, etc.)
• Arab Spring (International Intervention - specifically in Egypt and Libya)
• Art and Activism
• Arctic Sovereignty 
• Poverty

There are three parts to the exam. The first part is multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. It is worth 30%. The second part is short answer and it is worth 40%. The final part is a short essay of 250 words. It is worth 30%. 

NPR News Quiz

Complete 8 daily quizzes. 

http://www.npr.org/templates/quiz/quiz.php

How did you do?

http://www.google.com/zeitgeist/2012/#the-world