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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck!

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1. Name at least two parts of the deal that Great Britain recently made with the European Union (EU).

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The deal – created in an attempt to keep Britain in the EU – says that Great Britain will never be forced to join the euro and will not be discriminated against for not having done so.  The EU got an agreement that London cannot veto decisions made in the eurozone, but will not have to abide by all regulations imposed upon it from outside.  Also, Cameron secured permission to curb in-work benefits for up to four years for migrants.[/toggle]

2. Which two notable groups are excluded from the U.S. and Russian agreement to cease hostilities in Syria?

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The Islamic State and the Nusra Front, which is an al-Qaeda branch in Syria.  The U.S. and Russia announced plans to cease hostilities on Saturday, but the exclusion of these groups could provide a pretext for continued Russian aggression since the Russians argue that they are attacking terrorists.[/toggle]

3. This senator is taking a leave of absence after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill. McCaskill says that she will take a short leave of absence to treat her condition.  She is currently serving a second term that she won in 2012.[/toggle]

4. New Jersey plans to seize control of ths city due to its fiscal problems.

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Atlantic City.  Atlantic City’s mayor has called the state’s plan a “fascist dictatorship” that would strip residents of their civil rights, but state officials say that the seizure of power and appointment of an official to cancel collective bargaining agreements, sell city-owned assets, and making other tough decisions is needed to save a city that could run out of money in less than two months.[/toggle]

5. Name the ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.[/toggle]

6. Why is former French president Nicolas Sarkozy under formal investigation?

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Sarkozy is under investigation by Paris prosecutors for allegedly overspnding on his 2012 re-election campaign.  Sarkozy denies any knowledge of the crime, but this may weaken his ability to successfully return to his old job in 2017.[/toggle]

7. Who accused Donald Trump of being “unChristian” last week due to his support for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico.

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Pope Francis.  Francis made the comment that Trump’s wall building schemes were not Christian, which Trump seized upon to rally votes in last Saturday’s South Carolina primary.  Pope Francis was likely responding to earlier Trump comments about how he was being used by the Mexican government to weaken border protections with the United States.[/toggle]

8. When will Great Britain hold its EU referendum?

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]June 23.  The referendum was promised by British Prime Minister David Cameron in 2013.  Cameron hopes that a recent deal he made with the EU will help voters choose to stay in the organization.  Polls project a tight race as 51% of Britons appear to favor staying in the EU versus 36% that wish to leave.[/toggle]

9. What is the International Syria Support Group (ISSG)?

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]The ISSG is a group of twenty nations that have an interest in Syria.  It includes Russia, the United States, and other European and Middle Eastern nations.  The ISSG is trying to work out a deal that would pave the way for the end of the Syrian Civil War that has been going on for the last five years.[/toggle]

10. Which Republican presidential candidate dropped out after the South Carolina primary?

[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Bush never managed to become competitive after early polls showed him at the top of the Republican field in the summer.  He was the Republican establishment’s preferred candidate, but was a constant victim of Donald Trump’s ire during the race.[/toggle]