France’s president gets a hero's welcome in Mali

Q: The residents of Mali's ancient city of Timbuktu greeted France’s president Francois Hollande with shouts of "Vive la France!" and "Vive Hollande!" Where is Mali on this map?

Circle the area on this map


Q: Hollande's visit followed Malian and French troops driving out religious extremists who had occupied the city since April 2012. What are most Malians?

A. Atheists

B. Buddhists

C. Christians

D. Muslims

Q: Residents of cities abandoned by the Islamists say most fighters fled in the night long before the French arrived. The militants are believed to have taken refuge in the . . .

A. Amazon Jungle

B. Sahara Desert

C. Great Rift Valley

D. Kalahari Desert

Q: Thirty French jets also bombed militants' training and communication centers near Mali's northern border with . . .

A. Algeria

B. Burkino Faso

C. Niger

D. Senegal

Q: Most Malian Muslims belong to the Sufi sect, while the Islamist militants are trying to impose their strict Wahhabi/Salafi beliefs. The spread of Salafism has been supported by rulers of the nation with Islam's holiest site in . . .

A. Alexandria

B. Jerusalem

C. Mecca

D. Damascus


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