QUIZ 2.

Use with VOICES, page 5, and INTERNATIONAL, pages 11-16

SHORT ANSWER: Write the correct answer on the line provided.

l. What does Tijana Basurovic imply was the most devastating personal loss she suffered because of the war in Yugoslavia? --

2. Israelis say this Arab leader has encouraged attacks upon, their soldiers and police. Name this leader. --

3. Identify the city that both Israelis and Palestinians claim as their capital. --

4. Many Americans assume there is a link between the violence in Israel and the suicide bombing of the USS Cole, an American warship, on a refueling stop in the Middle East. Where was the Cole when it was attacked? --

5. Palestinian protests erupted after a conservative Israeli politician visited the Temple Mount, one of the holiest sites for both Jews and Muslims. Name this Israeli politician. --

6. United States officials believe that an exiled Saudi Arabian linked to bombings of US embassies in Africa may also be responsible for the attack on the USS Cole. Who is this man? --

7. In October, President Clinton attended an emergency meeting to try to engineer a truce in the Israeli-Palestinian fighting. Which nation hosted the emergency summit meeting? --

8. Otpor played a critical role in Yugoslavia's revolution. What group formed Otpor? --

9. Name the two republics of Yugoslavia. (Hint: Kosovo is not one of them.) --

10. In 1999, the U.S. bombed Yugoslavia to stop the killing of innocent civilians in one region of that country. U.S. peacekeeping troops are still on duty in this region today. Name the region. --

11. What ethnic group was the victim of violence in the region noted in question 10, above? --

12. About how far would you have to travel from Ljubljana, capital of the former Yugoslav republic of Slovenia, to Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia? --

    CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

13. Why do you think the United States invests so much time, effort, and money trying to work out a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians?

14. Make one argument supporting an international war-crimes trial for the recently overthrown Yugoslav dictator and one argument for having the citizens of Yugoslavia put him on trial.

15. Tijana Basurovic says Americans focus too much on materialism and their careers, a preoccupation that causes them to bypass the more important aspects of life. Do you agree?

    ANSWERS

    The skills exercises on pages 5, 6, and 7 of this Teaching Guide are for you to photocopy and hand...