Writers, publishers protest fundamentalists' attacks in Bangladesh
Nov. 09, 2015
Q: Hundreds of people, including writers, publishers and bookshop owners, took to the streets of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, to protest over a string of Islamic fundamentalist attacks, including the recent murder of a publisher of secular books. Where is the southern Asia nation of Bangladesh?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Secular liberals also are being murdered by religious fundamentalists in the nation that nearly surrounds Bangladesh. Which nation is that?
A. Afghanistan
B. India
C. Myanmar
D. Pakistan
Q: The territory of the former British Indian Empire long has been the site of bloody conflicts among Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists. Which of these present-day nations was NOT part British Indian Empire?
A. Afghanistan
B. India
C. Myanmar
D. Pakistan
Q: Bangladesh came into being only in 1971, long after British rule ended in 1947. Bangladesh was part of which nation from 1947 until 1971?
A. India
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal
D. Pakistan
Q: Some Buddhist monks have been accused of stirring up anti-Muslim hatred and violence in which nation?
A. India
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal
D. Pakistan
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