Current Events Quiz, May 30, 2011

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Late last week Egypt provoked Israeli outrage by opening its border crossing with

Gaza.Libya.the West Bank.Israel.

At the G-8 summit in France, the world’s wealthiest countries agreed to a $20 billion aid package for

Greece and Portugal.Yemen and Egypt.Egypt and Tunisia.Libya and Egypt.

A militant raid on a naval base in __________________ raised questions about the security of the country’s nuclear weapons and the loyalty of its armed forces.

North KoreaIndiaPakistanAfghanistan

The European Union last week imposed targeted sanctions on which world leader?

Bashar Al-AssadMahmoud AhmadinejadMahmoud AbbasKim Jong Il

The seizure of the disputed border town of Abyei threatened to reignite civil war in

Congo.Yemen.Sudan.Darfur.

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde launched her candidacy last week for what position?

French presidentPresident of the European Central BankManaging director of the International Monetary FundPresident of the World Bank

International fugitive Ratko Mladic was captured this week. He was wanted for

war crimes in Bosnia.crimes against humanity in Kosovo.genocide during the Nazi Holocaust.torturing political opponents in Chechnya.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was charged by the ruling military council with what crime?

treason (for his partnership with Israel)embezzling state fundsrevealing state secretskilling protesters

The Spanish government took what action last week toward protesters who had been demonstrating against government economic policies for the past two weeks?

It sent police to break up the demonstrations with rubber bullets and other crowd control tactics.It gave the protesters a one week deadline to cease their activities.It agreed to scrap a proposed new bill that would raise taxes.It took no action at all.

After the country’s leader refused to step down, fierce clashes broke out between tribesmen and soldiers last week in the capital city of

Libya.Bahrain.Yemen.Saudi Arabia.

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