Russian opposition leader shot dead in Moscow

Q: Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead just yards from the Kremlin in central Moscow last week. Where is Russia?

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Q: Nemtsov had been quoted as saying he was concerned that the president might want him dead over his opposition to the conflict with Russia's southwestern neighbor . . .

A. Austria

B. Germany

C. Moldova

D. Ukraine

Q: The Nemtsov slaying was blamed on “western special services” by the the Putin-backed leader of Chechnya, a Russian republic devastated by two wars for independence. Where is Chechnya?

A. Caucasus

B. Siberia

C. Central Asia

D. Baltic region

Q: Several Putin opponents have died violently including one of his former fellow spies who was poisoned with radioactive polonium in the largest of these European capitals . . .

A. Berlin

B. London

C. Rome

D. Warsaw

Q: Some governments and international organizations, led by the United States and European Union, imposed sanctions on Russian individuals and businesses after Russia annexed what former Ukrainian territory?

A. Armenia

B. Balochistan

C. Crimea

D. Dagestan


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