Current Events Quiz, June 29, 2010

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Karim Waheed, Iraq’s Minister of _______, was forced to resign last week amid growing protests and an emerging political vacuum in the country.

ElectricityDefenseTreasuryInterior

Less than one week after polls indicated he would likely lose an upcoming election, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was forced to resign and his deputy, _______, was named prime minister.

Julia GillardEdward BartonJohn HowardQuentin Bryce

Alleged drug lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke was extradited from _____ to the United States on Thursday, facing charges of weapons smuggling and drug trafficking.

Colombia PanamaVenezuelaJamaica

After General Stanley McChrystal was forced to resign last week, President Barack Obama named General ______ to be the new head of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.

Dan McNeillKarl EikenberryDavid McKiernanDavid Patraeus

A communiqué issued by the G8 meeting in Toronto over the weekend was notable because it

agreed to expand the scope of the current Doha trade negotiations. made the first commitment to conclude the Doha trade negotiations this year.reaffirmed a commitment to conclude the Doha trade negotiations this year.abandoned a commitment to conclude the Doha trade negotiations this year.

Sunday’s elections mark the first competitive polls after more than fifty years of military dictatorships and could mark the peaceful transition from military junta to civilian rule in the West African state of

Guinea.Mali.Ghana.Togo.

President Barack Obama this week is expected to sign into law new sanctions on Iran intended to target the country’s heavy reliance on imports of

consumer goods.food.gasoline.construction materials.

The government of _____ on Saturday approved an increase in the value added tax necessarily to release loan funds held by the International Monetary Fund.

RomaniaUkraineBelarusTurkey

Despite opposition from his own party, President Barack Obama announced on Saturday his intention to renegotiate a stalled bilateral trade agreement between the United States and

South KoreaRussiaVenezuelaChina

A plan by the government of Venezuela to nationalize ________ belonging to U.S.-based corporations came under scrutiny last week.

two flour processing millseleven oil rigsan opposition radio stationthree national newspapers

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