Colombia Rebels Give Up Last Of Their Weapons
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- Q1What is the FARC?a rebel force in Colombiathe Colombian president's partya rebel force in Canadaa media group in Colombia120s
- Q2The 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 regionsbuy more weapons from the governmentform a new government and start to hold electionsgive up their final batch of 7,132 weapons120s
- Q3Read 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
- Q4Based 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
- Q5What 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
- Q6Read 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 coldcausing two groups to unite and work towards a common goalcausing people to divide into two groups that have contrasting opinionsdecreasing the importance of something120s
- Q7Choose 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.HoweverIn conclusionFor exampleOn the contrary120s