Current Events Quiz, September 21, 2010

This activity contains 10 questions.

Last week the German government advanced a new proposal to make the International Monetary Fund more responsive and transparent. What specifically did they propose?

To merge the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank into a single entity.To eliminate the U.S. veto over important decisions by the IMF.To create a single seat to represent all European Union members.To increase representation of the developing world on the IMF’s governing board.

After two Republican Senators last week signaled their intention to support the Obama administration’s initiative, a new arms control treaty with ______ appears to be closer to reality.

JapanRussiathe European UnionChina

The Papal visit to ______ last week was marred by comments made by one of his closest advisors which described it “third world” country marked by “a new and aggressive atheism.”

JapanThe United KingdomCanadaThe United States

In testimony before the U.S. Congress last week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner promised to increase pressure on the Chinese government to

permit the renminbi to increase in value.improve its efforts to protect U.S. intellectual property.reduce barriers to U.S. agricultural imports.increase its support for U.S. initiatives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The European Commission last week unveiled new rules designed to crack down on

human trafficking.derivatives trading.currency speculation.illegal immigration.

The second day of talks between Israeli and Palestinian leadership was undermined by a sharp spike of violence in ______, as Israeli aircraft dropped bombs and Palestinian militants stepped up rocket and mortar attacks against Israeli settlements.

the Gaza Stripthe West Bankthe Golan HeightsJerusalem

Voter disillusionment in ______ increased after Saturday’s poll, in which balloting was marred by scattered violence, fake voting cards, and supposedly indelible ink being washed off voters’ fingers.

AfghanistanSaudi ArabiaIranIraq

According to a report published by a hardline newspaper, seven American soldiers were detained by the government of _____ after illegally crossing the border with Pakistan.

IndiaRussiaAfghanistanIran

Two years after signing an agreement to form a coalition government, President Robert Mugabe in continues to cede political power, paralyzing the government and leading to calls for a new election in

Zimbabwe.Zambia.South Africa.Botswana.

Thousands of protestors took to the streets in ______ on Sunday, demanding new elections.

ThailandBurmaVietnamLaos

The Submit Answers for Grading feature requires scripting to function. Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off.

So, the Submit Answers for Grading button below will not work.

The following Submit Answers for Grading button is provided in its place and will clear your answers:
The Clear Answers and Start Over feature requires scripting to function. Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off.

So, the Clear Answers and Start Over button below will not work.

The following Clear Answers button is provided in its place and will clear your answers:

Your browser either does not support scripting or you have turned scripting off. Because of this, the answer choices will NOT appear in a different order each time the page is loaded, though that is mentioned below. Note that you do not need this feature to use this site.

Answer choices in this exercise appear in a different order each time the page is loaded.