Italy fingerprint plan criticized
June 30, 2008
Q: Italy's interior minister has sparked criticism with a proposal that would see police fingerprinting all members of the Roma -- or Gypsy -- community, living in camps. Where in the world is Italy?
Circle the area on this map
Q: Where did the Roma people originally come from?
A. Rome
B. Romania
C. India
D. North Africa
Q: Critics called the proposal to fingerprint all Roma – including children - a form of "ethnic surveying" and compared it to Italy's years of fascism. Who led the fascists in Italy?
A. Giuseppe Garibaldi
B. Benito Mussolini
C. Marco Polo
D. Vito Corleone
Q: Most of Italy is a peninsula, but it also is comprised of islands. Which of these islands is part of Italy?
A. Corsica
B. Majorca
C. Malta
D. Sardinia
Q: Rome is the capital of Italy and its largest city. What is the second largest city?
A. Naples
B. Milan
C. Palermo
D. Turin
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