Q 01/05

Which of these countries saw only minor protests during the Arab Spring, rather than an uprising or civil war?

A) Yemen

B) Libya

C) Djibouti

D) Bahrain

Answer · why

C) Djibouti

Djibouti saw thousands rally in February 2011 against a president who had scrapped his own term limit, but police broke up the crowds and the protests...

Q 02/05

What was Mohamed Bouazizi's occupation?

A) Taxi driver

B) Blogger

C) Street vendor

D) Schoolteacher

Answer · why

C) Street vendor

Street vendor: he sold fruit and vegetables to support his mother and siblings. Early reports wrongly made him a jobless university graduate, but he n...

Q 03/05

Which European capital named a square after Mohamed Bouazizi in February 2011, weeks after his death?

A) Brussels

B) Madrid

C) Paris

D) Rome

Answer · why

C) Paris

Paris: its council voted the name unanimously five weeks after Bouazizi died, and that June his mother looked on as the mayor opened the square in the...

Q 04/05

In which Tunisian town did Bouazizi's protest take place?

A) Kairouan

B) Kasserine

C) Monastir

D) Sidi Bouzid

Answer · why

D) Sidi Bouzid

Sidi Bouzid, a town in Tunisia's interior, saw protests begin within hours of Bouazizi's act; they spread across the country and brought down the pres...

Q 05/05

According to his family, what did the police officer confiscate that sent Bouazizi to the governor's office to complain?

A) His trading licence

B) His mobile phone

C) His cart's wheels

D) His electronic scales

Answer · why

D) His electronic scales

His electronic scales: the family said officer Faida Hamdi also slapped him. She denied it, and after months in jail she was cleared of all charges.