China blocks newspaper website over report about prime minister

Q: China blocked its citizens from seeing the New York Times website because the newspaper reported the family of China's prime minister had amassed a fortune worth at least $2.7 billion. Where is China on this map?

Circle the area on this map


Q: The newspaper's investigation found that many relatives of Wen Jiabao become extraordinarily wealthy during his leadership. A growing gap between the rich and poor in China makes reports about its leaders' wealth a sensitive topic. Which of these nations has the least inequality?

A. Australia

B. Costa Rica

C. Sweden

D. United States

Q: China's extensive web filtering system blocks tens of thousands of sites using URL filtering and keyword censoring. What has this system been called?

A. Chinese Web Maze

B. Great Firewall of China

C. Beijing Puzzle Box

D. Bamboo Curtain

Q: Reporters Without Borders, an international group that monitors freedom of the press and speech, has declared China an "enemy of the Internet" for its censorship and arrests of Internet users. Which of these nations is NOT on the organization's list of Internet bad guys?

A. Estonia

B. Belarus

C. Turkmenistan

D. Uzbekistan

Q: In addition to aggressively controlling what its citizens can read or say on the Internet, China's government has been accused of using hackers to sabotage or spy on U.S. targets. What other nation has been suspected of engaging in cyberwarfare?

A. Russia

B. Israel

C. United States

D. All of the above


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