Unit 3 - Social Media and International Security

King Maha Vajiralongkorn was the world's longest-reigning monarch.​ (a)  

• False
• True
• Not Given

Answer explanation

Paragraph 14:

"The king, whose father was the world's longest-reigning monarch when he died in 2016, ..."

Pavin Chachavalpongpun was the founder of Royalist Marketplace group on Facebook.​​

• True

• False

• Not Given

Answer explanation

P. 20:

"Last week, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society filed a cybercrime complaint against Pavin Chachavalpongpun, the academic who is the administrator of the Royalist Marketplace group."

Thai court accepted the case of Facebook to file a lawsuit against Thai government's order.​ (a)  

• Not Given
• True
• False

Answer explanation

Facebook condemned the government’s request on Tuesday and said it would ask a Thai court to revoke the order filed against the company’s Thailand operations.

More than 10,000 students gathered in Bangkok to call for democratic reforms.​ (a)  

• True

• False

• Not Given

Answer explanation

P. 8:

"Members of the urban middle class have been drawn to the demonstrations, with more than 10,000 people gathering at Democracy Monument earlier this month."

Thailand was accused of violating international law on freedom of expression.​ ​ (a)  

• True
• False
• Not Given

Answer explanation

P. 12:

"But others accused Thailand of going against international norms on freedom of speech."

Create a word partnership from the article, using the words below.

• reforms

• democratic

• action

• legal

• monarchy

• constitutional

Create a word partnership from the article, using the words below.

• norms

• frank

• atmosphere

• political

• discussions

• international

Thailand categorizes itself as a ​​ (a)   with the king considered above politics.

• constitutional monarchy
• legal action
• political atmosphere
• democratic reform

..... can be carried out mainly by political activists, parties, movements and politically conscious citizens.

• International norms

• Legal discussions

• Democratic reforms

• Political atmospheres

The ________ in America is dangerously hot because of the polarization among political parties.