Ebola wipes out Christmas in Sierra Leone

Q: Sierra Leone has banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year, because of the Ebola crisis. Where is the small West African nation of Sierra Leone?

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Q: Christmas is widely celebrated in Sierra Leone. What is the largest religion in the country?

A. Christian

B. Muslim

C. Indigenous beliefs

Q: Sierra Leone now has the highest number of Ebola cases in West Africa, surpassing its southeastern neighbor . . .

A. Liberia

B. Guinea

C. Nigeria

D. Mali

Q: People hit by this Ebola epidemic are among the poorest in the world. All these nations rank in the bottom 20 for income per person. Which is the poorest?

A. Sierra Leone

B. Mali

C. Liberia

D. Guinea

Q: Sierra Leone has deployed troops to keep people indoors during the festive season and limit the spread of Ebola. Soldiers also will patrol the streets of the capital . . .

A. Abuja

B. Monrovia

C. Conakry

D. Freetown


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