True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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Environmental regulations in the 1980s caused the cost of refining oil to rise,
which resulted in some refineries going out of business.
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MAPS was a program designed to revitalize downtown Oklahoma City.
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3.
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Weather is a growing industry in Oklahoma.
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4.
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Of the early-day forts on the South Plains, only Fort Sill remains as an active
military installation today.
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5.
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Oklahoma’s economy is more diversified today, and mining is no longer
important.
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6.
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The agricultural production of hogs and poultry pose a possible source of water
contamination in Oklahoma.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which office did David Boren NOT hold?
A) | governor of Oklahoma | B) | lieutenant governor of
Oklahoma | C) | president of the University of Oklahoma | D) | U.S.
senator |
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Which elected county official is NOT required by Oklahoma state law?
A) | auditor and inspector | B) | clerk | C) | sheriff | D) | treasurer |
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3.
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What precipitated the military encounter known as Operation Desert
Shield?
A) | the invasion of Kuwait | B) | the invasion of Iraq | C) | the invasion of
Israel | D) | the invasion of Saudi Arabia |
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4.
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What innovation did Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction, Sandy
Garrett, implement to address school violence?
A) | the installation of metal detectors at some schools | B) | the implementation
of a school safety hotline to report suspicious behavior | C) | a peer counseling
program to allow students to connect with troublesome teens | D) | a teen court to
allow students to decide the punishment for a number of their peer’s
offenses |
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From where did Oklahoma City mayor Ronald Norick plan to get the money to fund
his MAPS program?
A) | an increase in the property tax | B) | an increase in the sales
tax | C) | from the federal government | D) | from private
contributions |
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6.
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After the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, how many years
passed before a new federal building was opened?
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7.
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Who was identified as the leader behind the terrorist attacks on September 11,
2001?
A) | Yasser Arafat | B) | Saddam Hussein | C) | Osama bin
Laden | D) | Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah |
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8.
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Which Oklahoman led U.S. forces against Afghanistan after the attacks on New
York and Washington?
A) | William J. Crowe | B) | Tommy R. Franks | C) | Robert S.
Kerr | D) | Mike Monroney |
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Which location does NOT have a wind farm?
A) | Ardmore | B) | Lawton | C) | Weatherford | D) | Woodward |
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Matching
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Match the person with the phrase that describes each. A) | William J. Crowe, Jr. | I) | Rue McClanahan | B) | Angie Debo | J) | Reba McEntire | C) | Tommy R.
Franks | K) | Timothy
McVeigh | D) | Sandy Garrett | L) | Ronald Norick | E) | Enoch Kelly Haney | M) | Ross Swimmer | F) | Fern
Holland | N) | Jerome
Tiger | G) | Jeane Kirkpatrick | O) | Carrie Underwood | H) | Wilma Mankiller |
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1.
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Oklahoma City mayor who spearheaded the MAPS (Metro Area Projects)
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served as ambassador to the United Nations under Ronald Reagan
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executed for his involvement in the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma
City
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4.
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country music star who also starred on Broadway in Annie Get Your
Gun
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5.
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Oklahoman who has documented the state’s history
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