Terrorists kill 12 at newspaper in France

Jan. 12, 2015

Q: Masked gunmen burst into the Paris offices of a French satirical newspaper last week and killed 12 people, including top journalists and two police officers. Where is France?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Among the dead were four prominent cartoonists who have repeatedly lampooned Islamic terrorists and the Prophet Muhammad. The terrorists reportedly yelled that the Prophet had been “avenged.” What is the predominant belief in France?

A. Agnostic

B. Catholic

C. Muslim

D. Protestant

Q: After the newspaper killings, there were reports of several attacks on France's Muslim population which is the largest in Western Europe. Which nation in Western Europe has the second largest number of Muslims?

A. Germany

B. United Kingdom

C. Italy

D. Spain

Q: Who do Islamic extremists most often attack?

A. Jews

B. Hindus

C. Christians

D. Muslims

Q: One of the men who attacked the newspaper received training from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, authorities said. Where is that group based?

A. Iraq

B. Somalia

C. Yemen

D. Syria

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