“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Which of the following is not true of the Postal Service’s next-generation delivery vehicles?
a) Carriers can stand up inside them to retrieve mail.
b) The carrier’s name will be stenciled on the driver’s side door.
c) They are equipped with air conditioning.
d) They feature a 360-degree camera and parking assistance.
2. What did Orlando, FL, Postmaster L.A. Bryant do in 1954 when a boy in Ohio mailed him a live chameleon?
a) He called postal inspectors to investigate.
b) He called the boy’s mother.
c) He mailed the chameleon back to the boy.
d) He released the chameleon outside the Post Office.
3. What is the price of an 11-inch Mr. ZIP plush toy available on usps.com?
a) $14.99
b) $16.99
c) $19.99
d) $21.99
4. True or false: USPS allows “Secret Santa” or “white elephant” gift exchanges in the workplace, but participation must be voluntary and the noncash gifts must cost $10 or less.
a) True
b) False
5. What alerted Glen Ridge, NJ, Retail Associate Tashirah Taylor that one of her customers was about to fall prey to a sweepstakes scam?
a) She fell for the same scan herself.
b) She recognized the scammer’s name.
c) The customer couldn’t provide any details of the transaction.
d) The customer showed her a letter from the fraudulent company.
Answers: 1) b. 2) d. 3) a. 4) a. 5) d.
