Current Events Quiz, September 5, 2011

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Libya's rebels last week

refused to accept funds that had been seized from the Qaddafi regime, calling the money "tainted."issued a deadline for Qaddafi's forces to surrender.captured Sirte, the hometown of Qaddafi.captured Moammar Qaddafi.

Last week, this country expelled Israel's top diplomats and suspended military ties with the Jewish state.

FranceEgyptTurkeyJordan

The European Union made news last week by imposing sanctions on

Russian vodka.Syrian oil.Syria's arms industry.Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

The new Japanese Prime Minister is

Wen Jiabao.Naoto Kan.Yoshihiko Noda.Koichiro Gemba.

The European Union last week warned _________________ that certain free trade agreements are in jeopardy due to the country's "show trial" against opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko.

RussiaRomaniaBelarusUkraine

In an audiotape released this week, a speaker claiming to be Moammar Qaddafi said

he would transfer power to rebel leaders if they met a series of demands.he was no longer in Libya and did not intend to return.he would not give up and the rebels should prepare for a long fight.he would leave the country if promised immunity from prosecution.

It was reported last week that the United Nations Security Council is stalemated over how to deal with

Syria.Yemen.South Sudan.Libya.

Footage of a _______________ general discussing sensitive spy cases was leaked to Youtube last week.

AmericanChineseBritishNorth Korean

Increasingly concerned about the country's budget deficits, IMF and EU officials broke off talks last week with ____________ about releasing the next round of emergency loans.

GreecePortugalItalyIreland

Wikileaks last Friday made public its entire archive of uncensored

National Security Agency wiretapping transcripts.UN Security Council deliberations.U.S. State Department cables.Pentagon war plans.

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