Syria (a quiz)

The Syrian government uses violence to suppress demonstrations, using police, military and paramilitary forces...

• Dispersively

• Separately

• Extensively

• Impulsively

The first major protests took place in.... in drought and poverty-stricken Southern Syria.

• December 2011

• March 2011

• August 2011

• April 2011

From the beginning, the regime's insurgency and response had a.... dimension

• Humanitarian

• Determinant

• Secluded

• Sectarian

While it is difficult to determine when an......turned from a peaceful protest movement to a military uprising, armed clashes are becoming increasingly common

• Insurgency

• Insubordination

• Decampment

• Redemption

In June, Syrian troops and tanks moved into the northen city of Jisr al-Shugur, causing thousands of..... to flee to Turkey

• Fugitive

• Exodus

• Refugees

• Perpetrator

The United States and Russia cannot agree on whether Assad will be included in a future Syrian government, so this is left...

• Undeterred

• Unassisted

• Unattainable

• Undetermined

After rebel groups took control of Aleppo and several other cities and regime troops attempted to seize rebel-held territory, international supporters of the Syrian government and rebels, stepped up their support, heading for a ..... war

• Regional allied

• Regional proxy

• National revolutionary

• National civil

The confrontation soon ended, however, after a general casefire was.... by Turkey and Russia

• Embroiled

• Abnegated

• Negotiated

• Repudiated

in .... Russia launched its first airstrikes against targets in Syria. Russian officials initially claimed that the airstrikes were targeting mostly rebels fighting against Assad, with the aim of strengthening their allies

• May

• November

• October

• September

The Syrian opposition has.... pro-Assad forces of carrying out the attack. Syrian officials deny using chemical weapons and insist taht if they have been used, rebel forces are to blame.

• Exonerated

• Arraigned

• Accused

• Surmounted