Qaddafi killed after 40-year reign in Libya
Oct. 24, 2011
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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