The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz Covering front-page articles from December 3 – 9, 2005 Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University Issue

The Wall Street Journal Weekly QuizCovering front-page articles from

December 3 – 9, 2005

Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University

Issue #15 Fall 2005

© Copyright 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Koreab. Japanc. Mongoliad. Russia

1. A massive, noxious chemical slick moved north from China to _______.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Forced everyone to

leave the cityb. Turned off the

gasoline pumpsc. Turned off the

electricityd. Turned off the

drinking water

2. In the city of Harbin, what did officials do?


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. active forcesb. reserve forcesc. active and

reserve forcesd. equipment

3. As the Defense Department scrambles to finalize its budget for the coming fiscal year, the Air Force is looking to secure much of its savings by cutting ____________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Air Forceb. Armyc. Navyd. Marines

4. The US Armed forces service that hasn't had any trouble meeting its annual recruiting targets, is the____________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Alabamab. Australiac. Englandd. Japan

5. A bank, from what country organized a deal to take over Chicago's historic Skyway toll road under a 99-year lease?


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. debtb. goldc. capitald. credit

6. In recent years, investors in many parts of the world have accumulated unprecedented sums of excess ________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. friendb. partnerc. stakeholderd. golf caddy

7. The Chinese language has no corollary for the word ______.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. 1989b. 1999c. 2001d. 2002

8. The phrase "win-win" was an enigma to many Chinese officials before negotiations in ______ over the country's accession to the World Trade Organization.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Georgiab. Louisianac. North Carolinad. Florida

9. ________ may be the best-equipped state to handle disasters because of its experience tackling the big storms that have battered it regularly since 1992.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. local or countyb. county or statec. county or

federald. state or federal

10. The debate about how the country should respond to disasters, centers around the involvement of ____________ authorities.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. 1.6 millionb. 6.1 millionc. 1.6 billiond. 6.1 billion

11. AMR Research says that companies will spend $_______ overall this year to meet Sarbanes-Oxley requirements alone.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Section 101b. Section 404c. Chapter 11d. Chapter 13

12. The key piece of Sarbanes-Oxley for compliance marketers is __________, which requires companies to review their internal controls over any "process" that might affect reported financial results and report any "material weaknesses" they find.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Ebayb. iPodsc. CDR disksd. DVD disks

13. Mr. Iger has made headlines with a groundbreaking deal to sell television shows including "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost" on __________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. 2b. 5c. 7d. 9

14. It takes most companies decades to build a great reputation. Google Inc. did it in _______ years.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. 50,000b. 250,000c. 1,000,000d. 2,000,000

15. New Orleans officials think they have found a way to show that the devastated city still can throw a wild party: selling the rights to be "official sponsor" of the next Mardi Gras for $____________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Namebookb. RatemyFacec. Facebookd. Notebook

16. The hottest Web site on college campuses is _____________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. 49%b. 69%c. 79%d. 89%

17. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Chinese counterfeit items made up __________ of total seizures of global counterfeits for the fiscal year ended Sept 30, more than double the percentage five years ago. The figures include seizures from individuals as well as trafficking organizations.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. you have to pay for somebody

else’s gasolineb. everyone wants cars for the

weekend and they have to be booked weeks in advance

c. there are hefty cancellation fees

d. the cars are all compact size

18. A major downside to a new trend of “car sharing” is that


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a. halfb. 1 for 1c. 2 for 1d. 3 for 1

19. Shareholders in Viacom, which has a market value of about $52 billion, will receive a ________ share in each of the new Viacom companies for every original Viacom share they now hold.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. raiseb. doublec. lowerd. lower by a half

percent

20. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to ________ short-term interest rates once more when it meets next week.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. Dr. Pepperb. Schweppesc. Pepsid. RC Cola

21. _______________ is within striking distance of overtaking Coke in stock-market capitalization for the first time since Coke shares hit the market in 1919.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. 17%b. 27%c. 37%d. 47%

22. In a Gallup poll taken last month, only _______ of respondents rated the economy "excellent" or "good.


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a. 110.65b. 210.65c. 310.65d. 410.65

23. At $________ a share, Google trades at more than 80 times the past year's earnings, a richer valuation than Microsoft ever reached.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. the scent of Cinnabon

is in the airb. it releases Dopamine

in the brain’s reward center

c. it gives us a feeling of exploring new and exciting things

d. b & c

24. Shopping makes people feel good because ________.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. paying off student loans as

soon as possibleb. paying off credit cards as

soon as possiblec. taking that trip to Europe

before starting a full-time job

d. paying off your car loan as soon as possible

25. A priority for financial health after college graduation is ___.


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December 3 – 9, 2005 a. the organization always

quickly fades awayb. there is often some “re-

branding” of the organization

c. other members have to become more active for the organization’s continued success

d. b & c

26. When a charismatic founder of an organization dies ______.

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The Wall Street Journal Weekly Quiz Covering front-page articles from December 3 – 9, 2005 Developed by: Scott R. Homan Ph.D., Purdue University Issue