VOICED : Bolivia busca despenalizar la coca

VOICED : Bolivia busca despenalizar la coca

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies, History, Other

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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Wayground Content

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Thousands of Bolivians protested in La Paz, demanding the international decriminalization of coca leaf consumption, a practice common among farmers and the working class. The protest supported President Evo Morales, a former coca grower, who advocated for the decriminalization at the International Narcotics Control Board. The US opposes Bolivia's demand, viewing coca as a precursor to cocaine. Bolivia plans to highlight coca's medicinal benefits, such as combating diabetes, during the board's deliberations in Vienna.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main demand of the Bolivians protesting in front of the U.S. embassy?

To stop the cultivation of coca plants

To legalize coca leaf chewing worldwide

To ban coca leaf production in Bolivia

To increase coca leaf exports to the U.S.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is leading the Bolivian government's push for coca decriminalization?

The United Nations

President Evo Morales

The International Narcotics Control Board

The U.S. President

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Since when has the international trade of coca leaves been banned?

1981

1961

1971

1991

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the U.S. stance on Bolivia's demand regarding coca leaves?

Neutral

Supportive

Indifferent

Opposed

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What medicinal benefits does Bolivia claim coca leaves have?

Cure for cancer

Treatment for diabetes

Remedy for headaches

Solution for insomnia