Germany upset by reports of U.S. wiretapping

Oct. 28, 2013

Q: Leaders and citizens in Germany, one of America’s closest allies, are angry over reports that American intelligence had tapped into Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone. Where is Germany on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: The spying report came from secret documents taken by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward J. Snowden. Other released NSA documents have stirred angry protests from Germany's southwestern neighbor . . .

A. Austria

B. Denmark

C. France

D. Poland

Q: Chancellor Merkel called President Obama over the incident, and the U.S. ambassador was summoned in Berlin. Who elects Germany's chancellor?

A. Parliament

B. Federal Council

C. The public

D. Electoral College

Q: President Obama pledged to Merkel that U.S. intelligence operations were under scrutiny. Earlier, he made the same assurances to the leaders of France, Mexico and South America's largest nation . . .

A. Argentina

B. Brazil

C. Chile

D. Venezuela

Q: The NSA revelations are straining U.S. relations with an array of nations including major trading partners Germany and Brazil, the largest economies in Europe and South America. Which nation recently replaced the United States as Brazil's top trading partner?

A. Argentina

B. Britain

C. China

D. Russia

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