Army raid ends violent Islamist siege in Algeria

Q: Algerian officials said their army launched a final assault after Islamist militants began killing the foreign hostages they had seized four days earlier at a natural gas plant in the desert. Where is Algeria on this map?

Circle the area on this map


Q: The militants said their attack was in retaliation for the French troops sweeping into neighboring Mali this month to stop an advance of Islamist rebels. Mali is . . .

A. East of Algeria

B. Southeast of Algeria

C. Southwest of Algeria

D. West of Algeria

Q: Both Algeria and Mali are . . .

A. Mostly Muslim

B. Mostly desert

C. Former French colonies

D. All of the above

Q: The Algerian government has been battling Islamist militants since a civil war in 1990s, and a campaign of bombings has shaken the nation including the capital . . .

A. Algiers

B. Damascus

C. Cairo

D. Tripoli

Q: True or false: Algeria is the largest country on the African continent:

A. True

B. False


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