Ecuador gives political asylum to Wikileaks founder
Aug. 20, 2012
Q: Ecuador officially granted political asylum to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange who took refuge at Ecuador's London embassy in June as he faced extradition to Sweden for questioning on sexual assault claims. Where is Ecuador on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Swedish officials criticized Ecuador and denied that Sweden was planning extradite Assange to possibly face the death penalty in . . .
A. Saudi Arabia
B. Russia
C. China
D. United States
Q: One of the leaked U.S. diplomatic cables said Ecuador's President Rafael Correa was aware of of corruption allegations against a senior police official. That led to the April 2011 expulsion of the U.S. ambassador from Ecuador's capital of . . .
A. Lima
B. Bogota
C. Quito
D. Santiago
Q: Ecuador said it granted the asylum after British officials threatened to strip the London embassy of diplomatic status and enter the building to arrest Assange. The conflict with Ecuador could worsen Britain's relation's with South America where it also is involved in a dispute over the Falkland Islands. What nation claims the South Atlantic archipelago controlled by Britain?
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
C. Chile
D. Diego Garcia
Q: British officials have said they will not grant Assange safe passage to travel to Ecuador, so he could be in for a very long stay in the embassy. Catholic Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty spent 15 years in the U.S. embassy in Hungary's capital of . . .
A. Belgrade
B. Budapest
C. Bucharest
D. Belarus
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