1. President Edgar Lungu of Zambia reportedly is being treated for a narrowing of his esophagus. What disease was Lungu thought initially to have?
2. Which of the following fighting forces is not participating in the military assault on the Islamic State in the Iraqi city of Tikrit?
a) Iraqi troops, b) Turkish troops, c) Shiite militias, d) Iranian troops
3. What “extraordinary action” did Missouri’s supreme court take to restore trust in Ferguson’s court system?
4. What pay-TV service announced a deal to stream its programming on Apple devices exclusively for three months?
5. “U.S. senators officially announce that when this government leaves, its commitments will become nullified,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, said Thursday. “Isn’t that the ultimate collapse of political ethics and the disintegration of the U.S. system?” To what was he referring?
6. How many people have died from the Ebola virus in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, according to the World Health Organization?
a) more than 8,000, b) more than 9,000, c) more than 10,000, d) more than 11,000
7. A group of women who advocate global disarmament plan to walk this May across what stretch of land?
8. What world leader’s absence from public view since March 5 has swirled speculation about the leader’s health, political prospects and romantic life?
Answers
1) Malaria; 2) b; 3) Assigned a judge of the state appeals court to oversee all municipal cases; 4) HBO; 5) An open letter to Iran’s leaders signed by 47 Republican U.S. senators warning that any agreement reached in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program would be no more than an executive agreement; 6) c; 7) The Demilitarized Zone that separates North Korea and South Korea; 8) President Vladimir Putin of Russia