BASIC REVIEW QUIZ
1) The Panama Canal is now _______ years old.
2) TRUE OR FALSE: This canal connects the Atlantic Ocean
to the Indian Ocean.
3) TRUE OR FALSE: The U.S. Constitution was written in
Washington, D.C.
4) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution is called the
Bill of ________________________.
5) People have been dumping buckets of _______ on their
heads to raise money for ALS research.
6) ALS causes (CHOOSE ONE: muscles, bones) and nerves to
get weaker.
7) TRUE OR FALSE: Doctors are saying that classes for teens
shouldn’t start before 8:30 in the morning.
8) (CHOOSE ONE: Sunlight, Caffeine) helps your body’s cycle
of waking and sleeping stay regular.
9) Panama is located on the isthmus, or narrow strip of land,
between North and South _____________.
10) TRUE OR FALSE: The Pledge of Allegiance has never
changed over the years.
ESSAY OR DEBATE QUESTION
How important do you think the Constitution is in your life?
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GENERAL REVIEW QUIZ
1) President ______________________ was the main force
behind the building of the Panama Canal.
2) Disease was the main threat to workers during the
(CHOOSE ONE: ten, fifteen) years of construction of the
Panama Canal.
3) The U.S. Constitution was written in the city of (CHOOSE
ONE: Philadelphia, Washington, D.C.) in 1787.
4) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution is called the
__________________________.
5) Videos of people pouring cold water on their heads to raise
money for ALS research have gone __________, meaning
they have spread quickly and widely on the Internet.
6) ALS was once called (CHOOSE ONE: Lou Gehrig’s disease,
Babe Ruth syndrome).
7) The American Academy of Pediatrics says that middle and
high school classes shouldn’t start before (CHOOSE ONE:
8:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m.)
8) Daily exposure to ________________ helps people get more
sleep at night.
9) Panama’s capital city is called _______________________.
10) In 1892, Francis Bellamy published the first version of
the _____________________________.
ESSAY OR DEBATE QUESTION
Besides school start times, what do you think can be done to
help young people get better sleep hygiene?
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Advanced REVIEW QUIZ
1) The Panama Canal works due to a system of ________, or
gated chambers where the water levels can be raised or
lowered.
2) Of all the threats to workers on the Panama Canal,
the biggest was caused by diseases spread by
__________________.
3) ________________________ was the chairman of the
Constitutional Convention.
4) The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote
was passed in __________________.
5) Scientist ____________________________ has survived with
ALS for more than 50 years, which is rare; most ALS
patients die within five years.
6) ALS causes the wasting and weakening of both
_________________ and ____________.
7) The hormone ____________________ regulates the sleepwake cycle.
8) A 2013 study found that workers without _________________
in their offices slept on average nearly an hour less per
night.
9) The nation of Panama still uses a currency named for
Spanish explorer ____________________________.
10) The phrase in the current Pledge of Allegiance that has
caused the most controversy is ___________________.
ESSAY OR DEBATE QUESTION
Write a brief account of what you know about U.S. involvement with the Panama Canal. Has this relationship been
good for the U.S.? For Panama?
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