NEWS QUIZ

1. Which Iraqi neighbor’s constitution requires that half of the legislative seats be held by “workers and peasants”?

A) Iran

B) Soviet Union

C) Syria

D) Jordan

2. How many women are on the 71-member Iraqi constitutional committee?

A) 70

B) 14

C) 9

D) 0

3. Which Middle East country does not have a written constitution?

A) Britain

B) Israel

C) Bahrain

D) Kuwait

4. Which of these countries does not have special protections for women -- such as in the workplace, during pregnancy or for the sanctity of marriage -- in its constitution?

A) United States

B) Pakistan

C) Turkey

D) Iran

5. Some drafts of the Iraqi constitution have set as a goal that women should have 25% of the legislative seats. Which of the following countries has a higher constitutionally mandated quota?

A) Bangladesh

B) Antarctica

C) Mexico

D) Rwanda

6. Of the following rights, which is found in Iraqi Temporary Administrative Law but not in the U.S. Bill of Rights?

A) Freedom of religion

B) Freedom of expression

C) Same-sex marriage

D) The right to privacy

7. Which region of Iraq has the biggest oil reserves?

A) Kurdish north

B) Sunni center

C) Shiite south

D) Saddam’s spider-hole

Answers: 1) c; 2) c; 3) b; 4) a; 5) d; 6) d; 7) c