Quiz 2.

• Position: Brief Article

Use with INTERNATIONAL, pages 14-17.

FILL IN THE BLANK/MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Since India and Pakistan achieved independence from Britain in 1947, the two countries have gone to war over Kashmir -- times.

2. The current crisis between the two countries began in December, when gunmen suspected by India of being Pakistani militants, attacked India's --, killing nine Indians.

3. What are the capitals of India and Pakistan? (a) New Delhi and Islamabad (b) Calcutta and Karachi (c) Mumbai and Lahore (d) Madras and Rawalpindi.

4. How did Pakistan's President respond to Indian threats following the December attack? (a) He rejected the demands. (b) He broke diplomatic relations with India. (c) He appealed for U.S. military intervention. (d) He arrested 2,000 suspected terrorists.

5. In mid-January, relations between India and Pakistan grew so explosive that a high-level U.S. official visited both countries to try to ease tensions. Which official? (a) Vice President Dick Cheney (b) Secretary of State Colin Powell (c) National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice (d) Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.

6. Which geographic term is used to describe the region occupied by India and Pakistan? (a) subregion (b) subclimate (c) subcontinent (d) subdivision.

7. Who decided that Kashmir should belong to India? (a) the prince of Kashmir (b) the UN (c) Britain (d) the people of India, in a plebiscite.

8. Pakistan rejected...