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Nuria has to interview a classmate she doesn’t know in her journalism class. Read the student’s answers and select the correct questions for each answer, paying attention to agreement and verb conjugations.    Estoy muy bien, gracias. 

Gramática I. María is working as a university tour guide. Complete what she tells a group of prospective students by selecting the correct verb based on the context.    [space1] dos bibliotecas en el campus: una [space2] la biblioteca de medicina… obviamente adonde van los que estudian medicina; el resto de los estudiantes va a la otra. La biblioteca general [space3] cerca del centro estudiantil, donde [space4] salones que pueden (you all can) reservar para reuniones o eventos. También [space5] computadoras que pueden usar. El centro [space6] uno de mis lugares favoritos. También me gusta mi residencia estudiantil. [space7] lejos de los edificios administrativos, pero no tengo que pasar mucho por ellos. [space8] varias residencias estudiantiles por el campus, pero unas [space9] más modernas que otras. Las residencias viejas no [space10] malas… más feas, quizás (maybe)…

Jorge, an audiovisual producer from Lima, needs to hire a professional writer and contacts his friend Ana Sofía, a writer from Miami. Listen to their conversation. Then select the option that best completes each sentence. You may play the audio as many times as you need to complete the exercise, but remember that the quiz is timed.       1. Jorge está [space1]. 2. Ana Sofía es [space2]. 3. Ana Sofía tiene que estar en Miami hasta el [space3] de agosto. 4. Va a estar en Lima hasta el [space4]. 5. Jorge va a [space5]. 

Nuria’s brother is out in Medellín and has met someone he thinks could become a good friend. Complete the questions he asks the person with the correct interrogative word.    ¿________ es tu profesor favorito? ¿Serio, cómico, inteligente…?

Government affects our lives through which of the following?

The governmental system of the United States can best be described as _________________________.

A form of government in which a small group – landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants – controls most of the governing decisions is called ___________________________.

The United States has which of the following?

A system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government is referred to as ___________________________________.

Which of the following is an important principle of American democracy?