NewsTracker Answers for week of Jan. 02, 2018

Q: President Emmanuel Macron said last week his government could consider changes in the relationship between mainland France and the island of Corsica, which seeks greater autonomy. Where is Corsica, the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

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Q: Corsica was an independent republic briefly before it was incorporated into the French state in 1789. Earlier it the island was ruled by . . .

A. Carthaginians

B. Greeks

C. Romans

D. All of the above


D. The island’s indigenous people were conquered and ruled by many different groups in the ancient world. The Romans considered Corsica as one of the most backward regions of their world. The island produced sheep, honey, resin and wax and slaves.


Q: Corsica’s nationalist parties want France to make Corsican an official language. Corsican is related to a dialect spoken in the Tuscany region. Where is Tuscany?

A. France

B. Greece

C. Italy

D. Spain


C. Corsican is a vernacular Italian dialect related to what was spoken in the Tuscany region of central Italy.


Q: What historic military leader was born on Corsica?

A. Julius Caesar

B. Napoleon Bonaparte

C. Hannibal

D. All of the above


B. Napoleon was born on Corsica in 1769 and joined the French army where his military successes ultimately led him to become the first Emperor of the French in 1805.


Q: Corsica is part of Metropolitan France which is . . .

A. European France

B. France’s autonomous regions

C. France’s island territories


A. Metropolitan France consists of mainland France and its nearby European islands, including Corsica. Overseas France includes islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as French Guiana in South America.