1. Hawaii Governor David Ige recently said that our state would be happy to welcome some of the 10,000 Syrian refugees President Barack Obama said could come to the U.S. About how many Syrians have fled their nation since 2010, when civil war there broke out?
A. 1.28 million
B. 2.28 million
C. 3.28 million
D. 4.28 million
E. 5.28 million
2. On Nov. 19, U.S. Congressional Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–2nd District, issued a new statement saying the U.S. should not try to oust Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Which of the following did she list as a reason?
A. “[O]verthrowing the Syrian government of Assad is the goal of ISIS.”
B. [M]oney and weapons the CIA is providing to overthrow the Syrian government of Assad are going directly or indirectly into the hands of the Islamic extremist groups.”
C. [O]ur war to overthrow the Assad government puts us in direct conflict with Russia.”
D. All of the above.
E. A and B only
3. In October 2014, the unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) for Lanai was 2.9 percent, according to data released by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations on Nov. 19. What was the unemployment rate for Lanai for October of this year?
A. 2.5 percent
B. 3.6 percent
C. 4.5 percent
D. 5.3 percent
E. 6.1 percent
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ANSWERS
1: D–4.28 million
2: D–All of the above
3: E–6.1 percent
Photo of Gov. Ige courtesy his office
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