The battle for Hong Kong.

• Position: QUIZ

Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.

1. Protesters in Hong Kong are demanding

   a independence for this region of China.

   b the same social and political freedoms enjoyed by citizens in the rest of China.

   c economic reforms to lift the region out of a recession.

   d the right to elect the city's leader without interference from Beijing.

2. For about 150 years, Hong Kong was a -- colony.

   a Chinese

   b British

   c French

   d Taiwanese

3. Under the "one country, two systems" compromise, Hong Kong

   a will revert to Chinese rule in 50 years.

   b will temporarily operate under different rules from mainland China.

   c will temporarily have two leaders and two legislatures.

   d none of the above

4. What is the "Great Firewall," according to the article?

   a China's military branch, also known as the People's Liberation Army

   b the tremendous cultural divide between Hong Kong and mainland China

   c government censorship of the Internet,

   d the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong led by Joshua Wong

5. Which word or phrase does NOT describe the recent protests in Hong Kong?

   a youth-led

   b publicized on social media

   c disorderly

   d opposed by authorities

6. Some have compared the Hong Kong protests to the famous 1989 student uprising

   a at Hong Kong's Lingnan University.

   b in the formerly independent kingdom of Tibet.

   c in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

   d on the island of Taiwan.

   IN-DEPTH QUESTIONS

7. Why do you think so many students have risked arrest to demonstrate in Hong Kong?

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8. What do you think are the most significant differences between Hong Kong and mainland China?

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