Saudi Women Protest Article Quiz

Why might the protests described in the article have centered on women with driver’s licenses from other countries?

• They could not be arrested if they had a license.

• They could not get insurance if they did not have a license.

• The women who had licenses likely had driving experience.

• The women would only drive if they had a driver’s license.

According to the article, Mrs. Qahtani was not afraid of the consequences of breaking the law because she

• knew her husband was supportive of her decision.

• knew the police would likely pay no attention to her.

• was hopeful that most Saudis agreed with her.

• believed she had an obligation to try to change the law.

The article explains that supporters were unhappy with Manal al-Sharif’s approach because

• she used social media to get her message out.

• they felt she moved too quickly and was too defiant.

• they felt she should have staged her protest in the capital.

• she was arrested and jailed for nine days.

The reader can infer that social media pose problems for the most powerful religious figures in Saudi Arabia because these forms of communication

• allow people to post their complaints anonymously.

• use peer pressure to encourage people to engage in illegal activities.

• allow people to mobilize support and organize mass demonstrations quickly.

• convince people that Western culture is superior to Saudi Arabian culture.

What can the reader infer is the reason protests against the driving ban were smaller than originally anticipated?

• Religious clerics issued a fatwa, or ban, against the protests.

• Police anticipated the protest and discouraged women.

• Husbands did not support their wives’ driving.

• Women were frightened by the arrest of Ms. Sharif

According to the article, the June 2011 protests against the driving ban were different from those in 1990 in that

• the 2011 protests were supported by men as well

• the protests in 1990 were much smaller

• the 2011 protests led to the ban’s being overturned.

• the punishment of protesters in 1990 crushed the effort.

In the video, the photographers positioned on the road snapping photographs allow viewers to infer that

• the protesters might be punished when their identities are revealed.

• protests are routine occurrences in Saudi Arabia

• the drivers had practiced driving beforehand.

• the media knew of the planned protests.

From the interview with the first woman in the video, viewers can infer that people who saw her driving

• thought she was a good driver.

• generally approved of it

• did not care

• liked her

The filmmaker most likely included a close-up of the note and the broken side mirror to show that

• traffic accidents are a regular occurrence in Saudi Arabia.

• there is conflict around the idea of Saudi women driving.

• many people in Saudi Arabia speak English.

• many people are concerned that women drivers are dangerous.

The second woman interviewed in the video thinks that most people will support changing the law and allowing women to drive because most people

• understand that driving is a convenience.

• realize that it is immoral to forbid women to drive.

• recognize that women are capable of driving.

• recognize that driving is just another kind of freedom.