Anti-immigrant rioting shakes Ireland
Nov. 27, 2023
Q: Police blamed far-right agitators for the violent rioting that broke out last week in Ireland’s capital after a stabbing attack on three young children in the street. Where is the Republic of Ireland?
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Q: Anti-immigrant rioters smashed windows and looted stores; set fire to police cars, buses, and a tram; and clashed with officers in and around the main thoroughfare of the capital. What is Ireland’s capital and largest city?
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A. Belfast
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B. Cork
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C. Dublin
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D. Limerick
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Q: The violence began after rumors circulated that an immigrant attacked the children outside a Dublin school. But, a delivery man who jumped in to stop the attack was born in Latin America’s largest country ...
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A. Argentina
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B. Brazil
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C. Colombia
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D. Mexico
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Q: Like immigrants today, Irish migrants faced intense backlash when they fled their homeland. What was the biggest reason for the mass migration from Ireland?
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A. Hunger and poverty
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B. Political violence
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C. Religious persecution
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Q: One of humanity’s oldest fears is the distrust of people we perceive as being "them" rather than “us.” Increased immigration often triggers this fear of outsiders, which is known as …
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A. Afrophobia
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B. Hibernophobia
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C. Sinophobia
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D. Xenophobia
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