War in Sudan Quiz

Sudan is a country in which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• America

• Europe

Part A: Which of the following describes a central idea in the text?

• The violence in Sudan was a product of its pre-1953 history and represents one of many ongoing global conflicts.

• South Sudan's independence from Sudan was a victory for the common people against an oppressive government.

• The struggle for power by different groups in Sudan and South Sudan has resulted in multiple armed conflicts.

• The United Nations must take a more active role in preventing humanitarian crises like the genocide in Darfur.

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Part B: Which TWO of the following quotes best support your response to Part A?

• "When Britain decided to give Sudan its independence in 1953, Britain combined the two regions without talking to Sudanese leaders." (Paragraph 1)

• "Over the next few years this government was controlled by Muslim rulers, but they were not able to foster peace amid the many ethnic, economic, and religious conflicts." (Paragraph 5)

• "Because of the ethnic motivation behind these killings, the international community labeled the atrocities as a genocide." (Paragraph 13)

• "One group sided with the President, Salva Kiir, and the other group sided with his former Vice President, Riek Machar, who had been accused of trying to steal political power." (Paragraph 16)

• "The international community condemned human rights violations committed by all sides during these wars." (Paragraph 17)

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Which statement best describes the relationship between leaders and civilians throughout the conflicts in Sudan?

• Leaders persuade their supporters to distrust the other side and overlook violence targeting other civilians.

• Leaders want what is best for the civilians who belong to their side, which is why they choose to start wars.

• Leaders use ethnic and cultural differences to divide people and start wars that hurt civilians on all sides.

• Leaders direct soldiers to use violence against civilians, even though most soldiers consider that wrong.

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Which of the following sentences from paragraph 9 best shows what the SPLA had hoped to change in Sudan?

• "In reaction to these provocations, a new resistance group formed in the south, called the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)."

• "For a while, it looked like the north might agree to a more balanced system of government."

• "But in 1989, the politically and religiously extreme Omar al-Bashir seized control and made himself head of all parts of the government."

• "The south lost hope for a quick solution."

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In this reading, we learned that "genocide" comes from the Greek word "genos" meaning race, and it refers to the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group. Which of the following words do you think is most closely related to the word genocide?

• general, meaning a ranked officer in the army

• gentile, meaning a person who is not Jewish

• generosity, meaning the abundance or kindness given to others

• genus, meaning the scientific category for a species or subfamily of an animal

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Even without knowing the meaning of the word "genocide," we can make our best guess of the definition if 1) we know that "genos" is Greek for "race"; and 2) we know words like "homocide", "suicide" and "insecticide". Using your best judgment, what do you think -cide means?

• killing

• danger

• life

• race

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