Just the facts.(News Review)(current events quiz)

From: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication | Date: February 10, 2006 | Copyright information

Indicate the answer that best completes each statement or answers each question by writing A, B, or C in each blank.

1. Michelle Bachelet (A) is the first female president in South America, (B) served as Chile's vice president, (C) was South America's first female minister of defense.

2. As president, Bachelet plans to (A) boost Chile's ailing economy, (B) have an all-female Cabinet, (C) lessen the income disparity between Chile's rich and poor people.

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