Advanced Core
September 12, 2011 Name: ______
UPFRONT Magazine:
“Arab Spring: What’s Next?”
PART ONE: Multiple Choice
Read the article on page 6-7 of the September 29 edition of UPFRONT, and answer the following questions:
1. Recent uprisings have led to the fall of autocratic rulers in:
a. Syria and Yemen
b. Saudi Arabia and Tunisia
c. Libya and Saudi Arabia
d. Egypt, Tunisia and Libya
2. The government of Morocco has reacted to nearby uprisings by:
a. having the army attack protesters
b. allowing some democratic reforms
c. putting parliamentary elections on hold
d. putting rebels on trial
3. Egyptian leader ______was put on trial by his own people.
a. Hosni Mubarak
b. Bashar al-Assad
c. Muammar el-Qaddafi
d. King Abdullah
4. The U.S. and its allies have conducted air strikes to help topple the
government in ______.
a. Syria
b. Yemen
c. Tunisia
d. Libya
5. Saudi Arabia is considering a law that would allow the government to
arrest people for ______:
a. using the Internet
b. criticizing the king
c. earning high salaries
d. exporting oil
PART TWO: Thoughtful Answers.
It has now been 9 months since pro-democracy uprisings began sweeping through the Middle East and North Africa, with protesters demanding an end to dictatorial regimes. But in many nations, a clear victor has yet to emerge.
1. Why do you think these revolutions are collectively being called the “Arab Spring”?
2. What similarities do you see among the uprisings described in
the article? What differences do you see?
PART THREE: Vocabulary
Select 5 words or expressions that were new to you, or whose meaning was not exactly clear. Look them up in a dictionary and write down the meaning in the table. Then use them in a new sentence of your own.
Word or Expression / Meaning / Sentence