Taliban shooting of schoolgirl outrages Pakistan
Oct. 15, 2012
Q: The Taliban outraged Pakistanis by brazenly claiming responsibility for shooting a 14-year-old girl in retaliation for her work in promoting girls’ education and children’s rights in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Where is Pakistan on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Pakistani officials have offered a $105,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the attackers who shot Malala Yousafzai and two other girls as they returned from school in the area near the Afghan border. Afghanistan is . . .
A. West of Pakistan
B. Northwest of Pakistan
C. Northeast of Pakistan
D. Southeast of Pakistan
Q: The Taliban said it would attack Malala again if it got a second chance, and it reportedly threatened to kill her father. The Taliban and vast majority of Pakistanis are . . .
A. Buddhists
B. Hindus
C. Muslims
D. Sikhs
Q: The military holds great power in Pakistan, which developed nuclear weapons after it's chief rival tested such a weapon in 1974. Which nation is Pakistan's top rival?
A. Afghanistan
B. Iran
C. China
D. India
Q: Three of Pakistan's wars with India involved Kashmir, a border territory with a Muslim majority population that is mostly controlled by India. But, a war in 1971 involved East Pakistan breaking away to become the nation of . . .
A. Bangladesh
B. Burma
C. Sri Lanka
D. Tibet
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