Current Events Quiz 4.1

1. Why is the amount of money available to candidates in the Texas governor race so important? Reference story Page 1, "Abbot has 3-1 fund edge..."

The person that collect more money automatically has an advantage over their opponent.

2. What is the biggest controversy surrounding the federal budget bill passed by the house yesterday? Reference story Page 1, "House approves $1.1 trillion..."
Tea party activists and conservative groups are angry that their power is ebbed.

3.Why is Apple refunding nearly $32.5 million to consumers? Reference story page B7, "Apple to refund..."
Because of the cost of app purchases, some of which parents didn't know about.

4. Who are the final 4 teams in the NFL play-offs? Reference Sports section
New England, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle

5. What makes printmaking unique, according to the article? Reference story page D1, "Print Austin celebrates..."
They create multiple of single images

REMINDER - Some of you are not writing enough here. A single sentence isn't enough. I expect you to expand upon your writing. If you think you have written enough, you haven't, write more. Be sure to answer WHY you think something.

1. Yesterday the first child death from the flu was confirmed in Travis County. Does the potential of you getting very sick, maybe even dying from something like the Flu or some sort of transmittable disease frighten you? Do you worry about your health to that level? Has the recent cedar fever outbreak impacted you and caused you to have additional health problems?

It doesn't really frighten me a lot, but I make sure to stay away from people that I know are sick. It's not frightening because I guess I assume that if I get sick, I would be able to treat it and be fine. I don't worry about my health that much, I hardly ever get sick. The recent cedar outbreak usually impacts me but this year it hasn't. I haven't really been sick at all in the past few months.