Question 1
Since 2009, Taliban militants have bombed more than 800 of which of the following, believing them to be a sign of the encroachment of Western ideals and decadence?
a. shopping malls
b. Christian churches
c. factories
d. girls' schools
e. grocery stores
Question 2
As a result of expeditions by Louis Joliet, Jacques Marquette, and Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, France
a. established a series of settlements along the Atlantic coast.
b. established a series of settlements along the Pacific coast.
c. discovered and claimed the Mississippi River Valley and established the Louisiana Territory.
d. defeated the Spanish in Mexico at the battle of Pueblo.