Newsela Arab Spring Quiz

The Arab Spring took place in:

• the Middle East

• North Africa

• Both

• Neither

The Arab Spring protests first started in:

• Libya

• Syria

• Yemen

• Tunisia

After protests began in Tunisia, the leader responded by:

• using extreme violence to stop the protests.

• immediately stepping down and allowing democratic elections.

• giving the protesters some of the things they wanted & using violence to stop the protests.

Which statement BEST describes the result of protests in Egypt?

• protests caused democratic changes to the government and Egypt has been peaceful and stable since 2011.

• protests caused changes to the government at first, but then disagreements and more protests have come in recent years.

• the protests caused no change in Egypt since the military used violence against protesters.

Which of the quotes below would support that protests were NOT successful in Yemen?

• "In November 2011, Saleh signed an agreement calling for a transfer of power to the vice president..."

• "Fighting soon broke out between a number of factions, including Houthi rebels and fighters linked to the terrorist group Al Qaeda."

Protests in Bahrain were ___________ successful.

• Not

• Somewhat

• Very

In Libya, what had a huge impact on the success of protests in changing leadership?

• Libya had no military to support the leader in power.

• There was an international coalition that helped the protesters overthrow the leader.

• There was already a civil war in Libya that made the leader weak.

In Syria, the protests eventually led to a ___________________.

• new democratic government

• large scale famine (starving)

• civil war