UN condemns shelling in Syria massacre

May 28, 2012

Q: The UN Security Council has condemned the use of heavy weapons in a Syrian massacre in which 108 people -- including 34 children -- were killed and 300 injured. Where is Syria on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: In some of the worst carnage since the uprising began 15 months ago, Syrian tanks and artillery pounded Houla, a rebel-controlled village near Homs, a center of the resistance that is about 87 miles north of Syria's capital of . . .

A. Amman

B. Baghdad

C. Cairo

D. Damascus

Q: There is a growing anger among Syria's Sunni Muslims who say they are being targeted by government forces with impunity. The majority of Syrians are . . .

A. Christians

B. Druze

C. Shia Muslims

D. Sunni Muslims

Q: How did Bashar al-Assad gain power in Syria?

A. Inherited it

B. Revolution

C. Coup d'etat

D. Free elections

Q: Officials of which nation have threatened to deny entry to Olympic athletes with connections to the Assad regime?

A. Argentina

B. Britain

C. China

D. Denmark

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