Former Chicago FBI Chief Sues DOJ Over Broadview Six Case

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1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What is the article mainly about?

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   1. A new FBI investigation in Chicago
   2. A lawsuit about blame after failed prosecutions
   3. The history of the Broadview Six
   4. How federal lawyers are trained
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   A lawsuit about blame after failed prosecutions

   The article explains DePodesta's lawsuit and his claim about unfair blame.

   The lawsuit concerns responsibility for what happened after the prosecutions fell apart.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   What does “those cases” refer to?

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   1. Federal legal jobs
   2. Security issues
   3. The Broadview Six prosecutions
   4. Court processes
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   The Broadview Six prosecutions

   The phrase refers to the prosecutions mentioned in the previous sentence.

   He says he was forced out of his job after those cases failed.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   Why does the article explain the Justice Department's role?

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   1. To describe the protesters' jobs
   2. To explain the defendant's role
   3. To report a new federal law
   4. To introduce Chicago's history
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   To explain the defendant's role

   The explanation helps readers understand the organization being sued.

   The Justice Department is the U.S. government department responsible for federal legal work.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   What connection does DePodesta make in his legal claim?

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   1. His job and the failed prosecutions
   2. The FBI and local elections
   3. The protesters and security issues
   4. The court and federal training
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   His job and the failed prosecutions

   He connects his work ending with the prosecutions' collapse.

   His legal claim links the end of his work in Chicago to the collapse of the Broadview Six prosecutions.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   What limitation of a lawsuit does the article state?

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   1. It cannot name government workers
   2. It cannot involve federal cases
   3. It does not automatically prove the claim
   4. It does not allow court processes
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   It does not automatically prove the claim

   A lawsuit begins a court process but does not prove the claim.

   It does not, by itself, decide whether that claim is correct.

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