Current Events Quiz, April 18, 2011

This activity contains 10 questions.

	Protests erupted in France last week after it became the first country to   propose withdrawing from the eurozone. disband public-sector unions. ban the wearing of niqab (veils) in public. suspend the parliament as a result of the ongoing debt crisis.

	The governments of Britain and the Netherlands vowed to take Iceland to court after more than 60 percent of voters in Iceland refused to authorize a referendum   cutting the foreign tax rate in Iceland. approve the new European Union constitution. approving Icelandic membership in the European Union. authorizing repayment of money lost to foreign depositors in Iceland’s bank crisis.

	A last-minute deal between Republicans and Democrats in the House of Representatives last week   prevented the shutdown of the U.S. government. imposed strict limits on the use of U.S. forces in Libya. set a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. opened the North American Free Trade Agreement for new negotiations.

	The Japanese government officially raised the rating of the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima Daiichi last week, putting the disaster on par with what other famous accident?   Chalk River Chernobyl Kyshtym Three Mile Island

	According to parliamentary testimony by Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, India faces the threat of widespread national protests echoing similar protests in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, as a result of an ongoing corruption scandal linked to what industry?   Consumer electronics Telecommunications Automobile manufacturing Oil production and processing

	The International Monetary Fund last week issued a public statement asserting that the government of ___________ lacked a “credible strategy” to deal with its national debt, a situation which the IMF maintains presents a small but significant risk for posing a new global economic crisis.   China The European Union Japan The United States

	Data released on Friday suggest that the economies of China and India are experiencing ________, a situation which threatens to undermine the global economic recovery.   a growing debt burden a sharp decline in consumer confidence high rates of unemployment surging inflation

	The government of _________ last week reversed its decision to ban the country’s main Shiia opposition group after the move was criticized by Western allies.   Bahrain Saudi Arabia Iraq Syria

	The government of _________ last week rejected calls by the International Monetary Fund to reduce capital controls imposed by the country, arguing that the current global economic problems were caused by primarily by the developed countries.   Brazil Venezuela Mexico Argentina

	Cracks in the Nato alliance appeared last week after the Italian government rejected calls by Britain and France to participate in bombing missions in   Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Iran.

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