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Sep 21, 2009

1. Who is the current President of the U.N. General Assembly?
   
   a. Srgjan Kerim
   b. H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki
   c. Ban Ki-Moon
   d. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann


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2. There are over 1,800 United States citizens working for the U.N. Which of the following positions is NOT held by a U.S. citizen?
   
   a. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
   b. Executive Director, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
   c. Executive Director, World Food Program
   d. Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Environment Program
   e. Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Peacekeeping Operations


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3. How many U.N. peacekeeping missions are currently deployed around the world?
   
   a. 62
   b. 45
   c. 17
   d. 11
   e. 7


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4. Currently, the United Nations has ____________ peacekeepers available to deploy in peacekeeping missions around the world.
   
   a. 18,420
   b. 32,894
   c. 9,786
   d. 4,329
   e. 0


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5. How much money does the U.S. owe the United Nations in uncontested arrears?
   
   a. $1 billion
   b. $500 million
   c. $0
   d. $ 2 billion


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6. There are two ways to contribute to the United Nations, assessed fees and voluntary ones. Voluntary fees are funds donated to specific projects. Which of the following is NOT an effort that U.S. voluntary funds support?
   
   a. Purchases of U.S. agricultural products for humanitarian relief and school feeding projects through the World Food Program;
   b. Funding for women's education and anti-domestic violence programs worldwide;
   c. Funding for nuclear energy safety and security overseas;
   d. Funding to protect and resolve refugee problems worldwide, tackle the AIDS pandemic, improve education in Pakistan, and increase drug control and crime prevention in Colombia.


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7. The UN was founded after WWII by the prevailing countries--The United States, The United Kingdom, China, France and Russia, all of whom hold permanent seats on the Security Council. There are several other countries that are not permanent Security Council members, but who are very active and who have been considered for permanent membership. Which of the following pairs contribute the 2nd and 3rd largest amount of funds to the UN?
   
   a. Brazil and Japan
   b. India and Germany
   c. Brazil and Germany
   d. Germany and Japan


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8. Who was the first U.N. Secretary General?
   
   a. U Thant
   b. Dag Hammarskjöld
   c. Trygve Lie
   d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
   e. Jean-Marie Guéhenno


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