CLEAN : AFP photojournalist recalls when

CLEAN : AFP photojournalist recalls when

Assessment

Interactive Video

Journalism, History, Social Studies

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

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The transcript recounts a personal experience during the fall of Saddam's statue in Baghdad. It describes the chaos and looting in the city, followed by a sudden explosion at the Palestine Hotel. The narrator details the immediate confusion, attempts to provide first aid, and the discovery that an American tank had fired at the hotel, causing casualties among journalists.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event marked the beginning of the chaos described in the video?

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The fall of Saddam's statue in Baghdad

The signing of a peace treaty

The start of a new government

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did some women mistakenly believe they were carrying during the looting?

Microwaves

Refrigerators

Televisions

Radios

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the narrator located when they heard the blast?

In a market

In a car

In the Palestine Hotel

In a government building

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narrator and their colleague do to help the injured crew member?

Used a bed sheet to carry him

Called an ambulance

Left him to find help

Gave him first aid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was later discovered to be the cause of the blast in the hotel?

A structural collapse

A natural gas explosion

A terrorist attack

A tank from the American army