(CNN Student News) -- September 16, 2011
Media Literacy Question of the Day
What factors would a journalist need to consider when telling a story about a wartime battle?
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Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the space provided.
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1. What medal, the highest U.S. military honor, was Dakota Meyer awarded for his actions during a firefight in Afghanistan?
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2. What country has the world's second-largest economy?
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3. Who was the U.S. president during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?
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4. What month-long event takes place from September 15 to October 15?
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5. At what grade level are students in a Maine school district receiving iPads in an attempt to improve their reading?
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6. On Sunday, 9/11 memorial ceremonies were held at Ground Zero in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in a field in what Pennsylvania town?
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7. What U.S. statistic rose to 15.1 percent in 2010, its highest level since 1993?
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8. Along with CNN, what group sponsored a debate between Republican candidates in Tampa, Florida on Monday?
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9. In what capital city did the Taliban carry out several attacks on Tuesday?
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10. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited what war-torn nation on Thursday?
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