'Occupy' protests go worldwide - and turn violent in Italy

Oct. 17, 2011

Q: Galvanized by the Occupy Wall Street movement, protests against financial mismanagement and government cutbacks were held in cities around the world Saturday. In Italy, protest turned violent as masked militants burned cars and attacked property in Rome. Where is Italy?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Italian police were out in force as up to 100,000 protesters had been expected a day after Premier Silvio Berlusconi barely survived a parliamentary challenge called . . .

A. Impeachment

B. Trial by combat

C. Vote of no confidence

D. Coup d'etat

Q: Some peaceful demonstrators turned against the violent group and tried to stop them from trashing Rome, a city also known as . . .

A. 'Empire City'

B. 'The Big Smoke'

C. 'City of Lights'

D. 'Eternal City'

Q: Some 5,000 people protested at the European Central Bank, which administers monetary policy for nations using the euro as their common currency. Some demonstrators were setting up a tent camp in front of the ECB building in . . .

A. Frankfurt

B. London

C. Copenhagen

D. Oslo

Q: While protests were held in cities around the globe, demonstrations were smallest in the area where the economy is booming . . .

A. Africa

B. Asia

C. North America

D. Europe

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