A. About 59% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated. On the plan to impose a lockdown only on unvaccinated Austrians, the nation’s chancellor said, “I don’t see why two-thirds should lose their freedom because one-third is dithering.” The unvaccinated cannot leave their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping — or getting vaccinated.

Q: The number of Covid cases in Austria jumped 140% in the last two weeks. All of Austria’s neighbors have reported coronavirus increases. Which neighbor saw the biggest two-week rise?

A. Germany

B. Hungary

C. Liechtenstein

D. Slovenia

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C. Coronavirus cases increased 203% in Liechtenstein to a daily average of 44 cases for every 100,000 people. Austria has 117 cases for every 100,000 people. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.

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Q: The World Health Organization said last week that Europe was the only region where both coronavirus cases and deaths were increasing. Austria and some of its northern, eastern and southern neighbors have some of the world’s highest case rates. They were once part of which empire?

A. Austro-Hungarian

B. German

C. Ottoman

D. Russian

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A. The Austro-Hungarian Empire included what is now Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as parts of Italy, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. The Austro-Hungarian, German, Ottoman and Russian empires all ceased to exist by the end of World War I.

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Q: Before the start of the Covid pandemic, Austria’s capital was named the “world’s most livable” city in 2019 by the Economist magazine. What is the capital of Austria?

A. Bratislava

B. Budapest

C. Prague

D. Vienna

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D. Vienna is Austria’s capital and largest city, with about 2 million people.

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