Weekly Quiz: Supply Management, Sword Fights, and Self-Governance

1 2 const title = "Supply Management, Sword Fights, and Self-Governance"; const date = "July 19, 2025"; const data = [ { image: "https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/WEB_DairyTariffs_JUL25.jpg", title: "Eggs Are Still Affordable in Canada. Thank Supply Management", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/egg-prices/", question: "Canada’s supply management system, which places defined limits on the production, pricing, and importing of commodities like eggs and dairy, has come under fire from critics who claim it limits competition. What is one long-term benefit experts say supply management offers over free market alternatives?", options: [ "It guarantees annual profits for all agricultural producers.", "It eliminates the need for government subsidies.", "It allows marketing boards to regulate grocery store prices.", "It ensures that small farmers can enter the market without restrictions.", ], answer: "It eliminates the need for government subsidies.", correct: "For journalist Solarina Ho, a major point in the debate about supply management versus free markets that often goes unaddressed is the enormous subsidies other countries provide, especially for dairy. A 2018 report for the Dairy Farmers of Canada estimated that American dairy farmers received $22 billion a year in direct and indirect expenditures, equivalent to about 73 percent of revenues. That works out to about $174 (US) per household. Americans are arguably paying twice for their dairy products—once at the grocery store and again through taxes that help subsidize low farm income.", incorrect: "For journalist Solarina Ho, a major point in the debate about supply management versus free markets that often goes unaddressed is the enormous subsidies other countries provide, especially for dairy. A 2018 report for the Dairy Farmers of Canada estimated that American dairy farmers received $22 billion a year in direct and indirect expenditures, equivalent to about 73 percent of revenues. That works out to about $174 (US) per household. Americans are arguably paying twice for their dairy products—once at the grocery store and again through taxes that help subsidize low farm income.", }, { title: "Did a Montreal Teacher Try to Sell His Students’ “Creepy” Art?", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/did-a-montreal-teacher-try-to-sell-his-students-creepy-art/", question: "When parents at Montreal’s Westwood Junior High School learned their children’s art teacher had uploaded students’ work to a commercial website, they took their concerns to the school board. Dissatisfied with their lack of response, ten parents decided to sue for damages. Why did the lawsuit ultimately end up being dropped?", options: [ "The parents failed to meet a court-imposed deadline for providing evidence.", "The teacher agreed to resign and to return the profits made from all sales to the affected families.", "The students had previously shared their artwork on social media, making it public domain.", "The school board concluded that the teacher had no knowledge of the website’s commercial functions.", ], answer: "The school board concluded that the teacher had no knowledge of the website’s commercial functions.", correct: "In April 2025, more than a year after it was filed, several media outlets reported that the lawsuit had been dropped. Why? The school board determined that the entire thing had been a misunderstanding. The teacher in question, Monsieur Mario Perron, had uploaded his students’ work to a website called Fine Art America as an attempted pedagogical exercise; he had been planning to teach them photo-editing techniques. He hadn’t realized that the site’s marketing presets were activated, and that the site populated and priced the student artwork without his knowledge. Perron wasn’t desperate for cash, or bitter enough to take out his frustrations with teaching, or with life in general, on his students. The reality was much more straightforward: he was just a guy pushing sixty who was bad at the internet.", incorrect: "In April 2025, more than a year after it was filed, several media outlets reported that the lawsuit had been dropped. Why? The school board determined that the entire thing had been a misunderstanding. The teacher in question, Monsieur Mario Perron, had uploaded his students’ work to a website called Fine Art America as an attempted pedagogical exercise; he had been planning to teach them photo-editing techniques. He hadn’t realized that the site’s marketing presets were activated, and that the site populated and priced the student artwork without his knowledge. Perron wasn’t desperate for cash, or bitter enough to take out his frustrations with teaching, or with life in general, on his students. The reality was much more straightforward: he was just a guy pushing sixty who was bad at the internet.", }, { image: "https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/WebArt_Rastello_Swordfight_SEPOCT25_1800x1200.jpg", title: "I Never Cared Much for Swords. Then I Had to Fight with One", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/i-never-cared-much-for-swords-then-i-had-to-fight-with-one/", question: "Practitioners of Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA), a swordplay-centred fighting style based on centuries-old manuals, often critique Hollywood sword fights for being unrealistic, but there are exceptions. What film stands apart in the eyes of historical fencers for accurately capturing the tension of a true battle?", options: [ "Star Wars: Episode I", "The Princess Bride", "Gladiator", "The Duellists", ], answer: "The Duellists", correct: "Realistic fights usually make for bad entertainment, but there are exceptions. A favourite among historical fencers is The Duellists, a 1977 movie by Ridley Scott, where fighting takes centre stage. Two rival Napoleonic officers feud for years. There is a rawness to their duels—agonizing waits that make the scenes uncomfortable to watch. “That’s how it should be done,” says Farley Chevrier, a medical librarian with degrees in medieval and classical studies, who oversees a small historical section at the Montreal fencing club Escrime Mont-Royal. “There’s no stage flair. It’s dirty. And they’re not rushing. You see, they’re scared.”", incorrect: "Realistic fights usually make for bad entertainment, but there are exceptions. A favourite among historical fencers is The Duellists, a 1977 movie by Ridley Scott, where fighting takes centre stage. Two rival Napoleonic officers feud for years. There is a rawness to their duels—agonizing waits that make the scenes uncomfortable to watch. “That’s how it should be done,” says Farley Chevrier, a medical librarian with degrees in medieval and classical studies, who oversees a small historical section at the Montreal fencing club Escrime Mont-Royal. “There’s no stage flair. It’s dirty. And they’re not rushing. You see, they’re scared.”", }, { title: "Greenland Has Been Fighting Off Americans for Over a Century", url: "https://thewalrus.ca/greenland-has-been-fighting-off-americans-for-over-a-century/", question: "Greenland, or Kalaallit Nunaat, has a long history of resisting imperialism. The Inuit in Kalaallit Nunaat began to organize for self-determination after the Second World War, but Greenland did not successfully achieve self-government until what year?", options: [ "1989", "1999", "2009", "2019", ], answer: "2009", correct: "In 1953, Greenland ceased to be a colony, though it was still administered by Danish officials. Greenland then gained Namminersorneq (home rule) in 1979, granting its people the ability to elect their own parliament. But it wasn’t until 2009 that the island achieved self-government, overseeing its own education, health, justice, and infrastructure needs while partially depending on block payments from Denmark. Denmark maintains control of Greenland’s foreign affairs, monetary policy, citizenship, and military presence. According to The Walrus contributing writer Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, there are ongoing debates among the Kalaallit about whether to pursue full independence; many are still conflicted, as a good number have strong ties to Denmark through family and commerce.", incorrect: "In 1953, Greenland ceased to be a colony, though it was still administered by Danish officials. Greenland then gained Namminersorneq (home rule) in 1979, granting its people the ability to elect their own parliament. But it wasn’t until 2009 that the island achieved self-government, overseeing its own education, health, justice, and infrastructure needs while partially depending on block payments from Denmark. Denmark maintains control of Greenland’s foreign affairs, monetary policy, citizenship, and military presence. According to The Walrus contributing writer Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, there are ongoing debates among the Kalaallit about whether to pursue full independence; many are still conflicted, as a good number have strong ties to Denmark through family and commerce.", }, ]; The post Weekly Quiz: Supply Management, Sword Fights, and Self-Governance first appeared on The Walrus.