Montenegro accuses Russians in coup plot

Q: Montenegro’s special prosecutor accused two Russians and 12 other people of plotting a coup that included plans to kill the country’s former prime minister. Tiny Montenegro was once part of the former Balkan nation of Yugoslavia. Where is the Balkan region in southeast Europe?

Circle the area on this map


Q: The prosecutor said the two Russians were military secret service operatives backing a plot last October that was designed to keep Montenegro from joining . . .

A. Austria-Hungary

B. NATO

C. Ottomans

D. Serbia

Q: Russia denies any role in an alleged coup plot but strongly opposes NATO’s expansion in Europe and the nations that once made up Yugoslavia. Which of Montenegro's neighbors was NOT part of Yugoslavia?

A. Albania

B. Bosnia and Herzegovina

C. Croatia

D. Serbia

Q: Montenegro has population of 650,000 and a military of only 2,000, but it is strategically positioned on the Adriatic Sea on the western side of the Balkan Peninsula. What sea on the eastern side of the peninsula is also bordered by Russia?

A. Balkan

B. Baltic

C. Bering

D. Black

Q: The site of centuries of warfare, the Balkans have been long divided over ethnicity, language and religion. Which religion is NOT common on Balkan Peninsula?

A. Sunni Islam

B. Orthodox Christianity

C. Roman Catholic

D. Zen Buddhism


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