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Colombia Rebels Give Up Last Of Their Weapons

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  • Q1
    What is the FARC?
    a rebel force in Colombia
    the Colombian president's party
    a rebel force in Canada
    a media group in Colombia
    120s
  • Q2
    The text describes the deal made between the FARC and President Juan Manuel Santos's government in Colombia. What did the FARC have to do under the terms of this deal?
    build schools and hospitals in once-violent regions
    buy more weapons from the government
    form a new government and start to hold elections
    give up their final batch of 7,132 weapons
    120s
  • Q3
    Read the following sentences: The deal with the FARC, however, has divided Colombia, polarizing politics ahead of next year's presidential election. Two of Mr. Santos's predecessors, Alvaro Uribe and Andres Pastrana, vocally opposed the peace deal and recently said they would work together to name a candidate ahead of that vote. Based on this information, what can be inferred about the opinions of Colombians about the peace deal between the FARC and President Santos's government?
    Almost everyone in the country supports the peace deal.
    Some people support the peace deal, while others are against it.
    Almost everyone in the country is against the peace deal.
    Most people in government are against the peace deal.
    120s
  • Q4
    Based on the text, what can be concluded about the once-violent regions in Colombia?
    They had a lot of economic opportunities for citizens.
    Their schools and hospitals were the best in the country.
    They were very rich areas where most of the wealthy people lived.
    They had very limited access to schools and hospitals.
    120s
  • Q5
    What is the main idea of the text?
    Colombia's 2018 presidential election is seen as a referendum on the peace deal between President Juan Manuel Santos's government and the FARC.
    President Juan Manuel Santos believes the peace deal his government signed with the FARC has opened possibilities for greater economic growth in Colombia.
    The FARC is a rebel force in Colombia that participated in a half-centry of armed struggle and is now set to become a political party after signing a peace deal.
    Colombia's FARC rebel force gave up the last of their weapons as part of a politically polarizing peace deal with President Santos's government.
    120s
  • Q6
    Read the following sentences from the text: The deal with the FARC, however, has divided Colombia, polarizing politics ahead of next year's presidential election. Two of Mr. Santos's predecessors, Alvaro Uribe and Andres Pastrana, vocally opposed the peace deal and recently said they would work together to name a candidate ahead of that vote. What does "polarizing" most likely mean as used in these sentences?
    causing something to become extremely cold
    causing two groups to unite and work towards a common goal
    causing people to divide into two groups that have contrasting opinions
    decreasing the importance of something
    120s
  • Q7
    Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. Some Colombians do not support the deal between President Santos's government and the FARC. ______, two former presidents vocally opposed the peace deal and recently said they would work together to name a candidate ahead of that vote.
    However
    In conclusion
    For example
    On the contrary
    120s

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