Army raid ends violent Islamist siege in Algeria
Jan. 21, 2013
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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