Bombing, arrests spark fear in Lebanon
June 23, 2014
Q: A suicide bombing and the arrests of 17 suspected members of an al-Qaida breakaway group last week sparked fears that sectarian fighting in Iraq and neighboring Syria could inflame tensions in the small nation of Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea. Where is Lebanon on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q: It is feared that fighting between religious groups in Syria and Iraq could ignite a much larger regional conflict. Which of these religious groupings is the largest in Lebanon?
A. Sunni Muslim
B. Shia Muslim
C. Christian
D. Druze
Q: The 17 suspected members of Sunni militant group known as ISIS were arrested at two hotels in Lebanon's capital of . . .
A. Amman
B. Beirut
C. Baghdad
D. Damascus
Q: Last week's suicide bombing took place on the main highway between Beirut and Syria's capital of . . .
A. Amman
B. Tehran
C. Baghdad
D. Damascus
Q: Which of these nations did NOT help create the religiously divided, strife-torn nations of Lebanon, Syria and Iraq?
A. Britain
B. France
C. Italy
D. United States
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