Terror in Paris.

PositionQUIZ - Charlie Hebdo Attack, Paris, France, 2015

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.

  1. The Charlie Hebdo killings were carried out by Muslim extremists who were angry about

    a the newspaper's anti-Semitic content.

    b the lack of free speech protections in France.

    c the newspaper's use of cartoons depicting Muhammad.

    d France's refusal to negotiate with ISIS.

  2. Which is NOT a protected category of speech in the United States, according to the article?

    a speech inciting someone to violence

    b political satire

    c religious satire

    d racially charged language

  3. What led some people to accuse France of having a double standard when it comes to free speech?

    a Muslim newspapers are not permitted to run cartoons,

    b In the days after the Paris attacks, 100 Muslims were investigated for condoning acts of terrorism,

    c Editors at Charlie Hebdo were arrested for printing offensive language just before the Paris attacks,

    d Newspapers may defame a person's character.

  4. Which statement accurately describes France's Muslim population?

    a About a third of the nation's population is Muslim,

    b Most French Muslims live in the countryside and work as farmers.

    c Many French Muslims come from nations that were once colonies of France,

    d all of the above

  5. Muslims in France

    a may not wear head scarves to school.

    b have very low unemployment rates.

    c are required by national law to wear the niqab in public.

    d none of the above

  6. One effect of the attack at the kosher market in Paris has been that

    a most synagogues in Paris have been shut down.

    b France has closed its doors to new immigrants.

    c France's government is trying to ban Charlie Hebdo.

    d some French Jews are moving to Israel.

    IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS

  7. Why does French Prime Minister Manuel Valls say that French Muslims face an "ethnic apartheid"? --

  8. Based on what you...

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