Italy's 'Purple People' protest premier

Mar. 15, 2010

Q: Italians fed up with the political parties have formed their own pressure group, the Purple People Movement, to protest the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Where is Italy?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The Purple People organized on Facebook a few months ago. People dressed in purple were among tens of thousands protesting against Berlusconi in the nation's capital . . .

A. Florence

B. Milan

C. Rome

D. Venice

Q: Rome, like most of Italy, is on a . . .

A. Archipelago

B. Peninsula

C. Isthmus

D. Tombolo

Q: South of Rome on the peninsula is the city of Naples, near the only active volcano on mainland Europe. What is the name of this volcano which is most famous for the destruction of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculanum?

A. Kilauea

B. La Palma

C. Tambora

D. Vesuvius

Q: Italy has two other active volcanoes, but they are located on islands. One of them, Mount Etna, is on the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. What is the name of the island?

A. Cyprus

B. Malta

C. Sardinia

D. Sicily

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