For the period from October 20th to February 16th. Prepared by
ALVIN C. EURICH, Stanford University
and ELMO C. WILSON, University of Minnesota
Co-Authors of the Cooperative Contemporary Affairs Test
for the American Council on Education
(Copyright, 1942, by Time Inc.)
EXPLANATION
This test is to help Time readers and their friends check their knowledge of Current Affairs. In recording answers, make no marks at all opposite questions. Use one of the answer sheets printed with the test: sheets for four persons are provided. After taking the test, you can check your replies against the correct answers printed on the last page of this test, entering the number of your right answers as your score on your answer sheet. On previous Time Tests College Student scores have been reported averaging 58; Time Reader scores have averaged 84. This test is given under the honor system—no peeking.
DIRECTIONS
For each of the questions five possible answers are given. You are to select the best answer and put its number on the answer sheet next to the question's number.
Example: 0. The President of the U.S. is (1 Willkie,
2 Roosevelt, 3 Wheeler, 4 Nelson, 5 Wallace).
Roosevelt is the correct answer. Since this question is numbered 0, the number 2—standing for Roosevelt—has been placed at the right of 0 on the answer sheet.
THE HOME FRONT
1. "A date which will live in infamy," said President Roosevelt of the day Japanese bombers swooped down on Pearl Harbor. You ought to know that the date was:
1. Dec. 4.
2. Dec. 9.
3. Nov. 27.
4. Dec. 7.
5. Dec. 11.
2. For weeks President Roosevelt had worked over peace terms with the Jap envoys, and in a final effort had publicly:
1. Suggested that Premier Tojo come to Washington.
2. Appealed to Emperor Hirohito—but got no answer.
3. Agreed to unfreeze Japanese assets in the U.S.
4. Urged China to end her war with Japan.
5. Asked repeal of the Japanese Exclusion Act.
3. The next day Congress declared war on Japan, and two days later also declared war on Germany and Italy:
1. Who then declared war on us.
2. And Bulgaria, Rumania and Hungary.
3. After Churchill asked us to.
4. After isolationists filibustered to prevent it.
5. Who had first declared war on us.
4. The real extent of the damage at Pearl Harbor remained a mystery, although Secretary Knox revealed that actual ships destroyed were:
1. Four battleships, one cruiser and seven destroyers.
2. Two battleships, three cruisers and eleven destroyers.
3. One battleship, one target training ship, one mine layer and three destroyers.
4. Two battleships, a training ship, four destroyers.
5. One battleship, three submarines, five cruisers.
5. A month later a board of inquiry under Justice Roberts placed the blame for the disaster on:
1. Admiral Kimmel and Lieut. General Short.
2. Faulty FBI work.
3. Breakdown of airplane detectors.
4. General Martin and Admiral Hart.
5. Diversion of ships and supplies to England.
6. Congress had meanwhile voted to President Roosevelt the power to do all but one of the following:
1. Reorganize Government departments.
2.