| 1. Which industry sector has led the state in job growth in 2005 (as measured by percentage change in employment)? |
| Construction |
| Software |
| Health care |
| Transportation equipment |
| State and local government |
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| 2. Which Oregon industry sector has lost the greatest percentage of jobs in 2005? |
| Timber and wood products |
| Business and professional services |
| Private education |
| Financial services |
| Food processing |
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| 3. Gov. Ted Kulongoski has ordered the state's Environmental Quality Council to adopt new standards for low-emission vehicles sold in Oregon, over the objections of automakers and dealers. What other state's low-emission vehicle standards won't go into effect unless Oregon adopts the regulations by the end of 2005? |
| California |
| Washington |
| Alaska |
| Massachusetts |
| One state's pollution rules cannot be dependent on another state's regulatory action |
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| 4. Oregon companies do not make which of the following: |
| Forklifts |
| Aluminum boats |
| Bicycles |
| Recreational vehicles (RVs) |
| Hybrid vehicles |
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| 5. Compared to the total number of salmon that migrated annually up the Columbia River in the mid -1940s, today's Columbia River salmon run (including wild and hatchery fish) is: |
| Less than half |
| Double |
| About the same |
| About a tenth |
| The wild salmon run is virtually extinct now; only hatchery salmon get past fish ladders at Columbia River dams |
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| 6. The city of Fossil is developing what cultural and educational facility, using a combination of private donations and state and federal grants? |
| A center for education and study of high-desert flora and fauna native to Oregon |
| A museum featuring the pharmacopia of Kam Wah Chung, a Chinese doctor who ran a general store and dispensed herbal medicine in the early 1900s |
| A dude ranch celebrating the practice of sustainable sheep- and cattle-raising |
| A center for the study of prehistoric animal and plant remains |
| A museum about the Oregon Trail combining Native American and European-American perspectives on westward migration |
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| 7. According to land-use lawyers, the most contentious unresolved issue in implementation of Measure 37, the landowner compensation initiative passed by voters in 2004, is: |
| Whether landowners can file multiple claims for compensation from state, county and municipal officials on the same tract of land |
| Whether development rights obtained by an original landowner when land-use rules are waived are transferable to the next landowner or developer |
| Whether a county or municipality can establish an arbitrary cap on compensation to landowners who file claims on small parcels, e.g., those less than 2.5 acres |
| Whether municipalities that face claims representing more than half their annual budget can declare bankruptcy to disallow future Measure 37 claims |
| All unresolved regulatory issues will be adjudicated by a bipartisan task force established by Gov. Kulongoski after the 2005 Legislature failed to take action on Measure 37 |
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| 8. Which of the following is not one of the attractions commemorating the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition? |
| A historical recreation of the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905, the first world's fair in the Pacific Northwest, which was attended by 1.6 million people in Portland's Guild's Lake area |
| A series of sculptures along the trail in Oregon and Washington executed by Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. |
| A historical reconstruction of the salt works built by members of the Corps of Discovery on the Oregon Coast during the winter of 1805-1806 |
| A tourist excursion train from Portland to Astoria that travels along the Lewis and Clark trail on refurbished freight-train tracks |
| A 300-foot sidewalk display at the point where Washington State meets Idaho on the west side of Hells Canyon, showing the timeline and route of the expedition |
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| 9. According to a recent report in USA Today, which region of Oregon now has the most overvalued residential real estate market (as measured by historic price trends and affordability)? |
| Bend |
| Portland's West Hills |
| Cannon Beach |
| Portland's Pearl District |
| Medford |
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| 10. Which of the following was not among the tax changes passed by the 2005 Oregon Legislature? |
| Extension of the Pollution Control Tax Credit |
| Increase in the Research and Development Tax Credit |
| Acceleration of the "single-sales factor" for corporate income tax |
| Tax rebate for investments in film or TV production in Oregon |
| Tax credit for installing solar devices in buildings |
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| 11. Oregon has been among the top five states nationwide in which economic measures during 2005? |
| Personal bankruptcies and business bankruptcies |
| Small-business creation and small-business relocation |
| Job creation and unemployment |
| Business income tax rate and personal income tax rate |
| Percent of federally owned land off-limits to logging and percent of ocean fish stocks off-limits to commercial fishing |
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