Venezuela's rulers blame shopkeepers for shortages

Feb. 09, 2015

Q: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is arresting retailers and taking over food stores and pharmacies after blaming them for severe shortages of goods and accusing businessmen of conducting an "economic war" against his socialist government. Where is Venezuela?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: In addition to empty store shelves, Venezuela is suffering from rampant inflation, high unemployment and violent crime. The nation's economy is closely tied to the price of . . .

A. Oil

B. Bananas

C. Coffee

D. Gold

Q: Since Maduro's socialist predecessor the late Hugo Chavez was first elected in 1999, oil production has fallen 25 percent. What else has declined sharply?

A. People in poverty

B. Foreign investment

C. Value of currency

D. All of the above

Q: Oil prices have been driven down by Venezuela's fellow members in . . .

A. OAS

B. EU

C. OPEC

D. NATO

Q: Killings of police officers have surged to almost one a day in Venezuela, far more than the nation with the highest murder rate. What is the Central American nation which has the world's highest murder rate?

A. Haiti

B. Honduras

C. Columbia

D. Mexico

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