Qaddafi killed after 40-year reign in Libya

Q: Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, who led Libya through 40 years of erratic, authoritarian rule, was captured and killed last week by rebel fighters. Where is Libya?

Circle the area on this map


Q: Qaddafi had been in hiding since August when rebels captured Libya's capital of . . .

A. Algiers

B. Benghazi

C. Tripoli

D. Cairo

Q: The revolution that toppled Qaddafi after a bloody six-month campaign was part of a larger movement called the Arab Spring. Which of these Libyan neighbors also ousted a long-time ruler this year?

A. Algeria

B. Sudan

C. Chad

D. Tunisia

Q: After a 30-year-reign, Hosni Mubarak was ousted by Arab Spring protests in Egypt, another Libyan neighbor. Egypt is . . .

A. North of Libya

B. East of Libya

C. South of Libya

D. West of Libya

Q: During his rule, Qaddafi was linked with guerrilla groups and terrorist attacks, including the 1988 bombing of an American jetliner over Lockerbie in . . .

A. Scotland

B. France

C. Canada

D. Libya


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