Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: August 5, 2018 Edition

Welcome to The Diplomat‘s weekly quiz.

Each week, we will curate a list of 10 questions on recent events in the Asia-Pacific region (with occasional historical questions thrown in for variety).

These questions will cover all the topics we cover here at The Diplomat, including the politics, economics, security, culture, and history of the vast Asia-Pacific region.

Rest assured, the answers to each question come straight from our pages. Usually, the answer to any given quiz question will be found in a recent article we’ve run. So, as long as you keep up with The Diplomat, you should be on your way to an easy 100 percent score on each of these quizzes.

You’ll get to see your score and the average score across all our readers at the end of the quiz.

Well? What are you waiting for? Have a go at our quiz and find out just how well you know the Asia-Pacific this week.

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   Which two Indo-Pacific states recently decided to purchase the U.S.-made P-8 Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft?

   • South Korea and Vietnam
   • Pakistan and Vietnam
   • South Korea and New Zealand
   • New Zealand and Vietnam
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   Where is North Korea’s first covert enrichment site, exclusively revealed by The Diplomat, located?

   • Kusong
   • Kangson
   • Nampo
   • Hyesan
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   Which of the following countries will hold a general election on July 25?

   • Indonesia
   • Bangladesh
   • Philippines
   • Pakistan
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   Why did the United States decide to punish Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE?

   • ZTE was deemed a national security threat to U.S. interests
   • ZTE violated export controls against Iran and North Korea
   • The reason was not publicly stated
   • ZTE was a competitor for the Trump Organization
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   What kind of U.S. Navy vessels recently transited the Taiwan Strait?

   • Submarines
   • Destroyers
   • Aircraft Carriers
   • Amphibious assault ships
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   Which of the phrases appeared in the July 12 joint statement signed between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore?

   • Complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula
   • The complete disarmament of North Korea
   • The complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean peninsula
   • The permanent, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement of North Korea's nuclear weapons
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   Which Asian country did South Korean President Moon Jae-in visit in early July 2018?

   • India
   • Vietnam
   • Indonesia
   • Bangladesh
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   What is the 16+1 Initiative?

   • A Chinese economic initiative emphasizing the growth of 16 key sectors of the economy
   • A Chinese Communist Party propaganda initiative emphasizing morality
   • A Chinese People's Liberation Army recruitment drive
   • A forum between China and Central and Eastern European states
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   On July 15, what major reform did Uzbekistan activate?

   • Uzbekistan eliminated exit visas for its citizens
   • Uzbek businesses no longer have to register with the state
   • The country introduced e-visas for foreign visitors
   • The Uzbek government opened an inquiry into human rights abuses under the previous Karimov government
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    What did Russia announce in early July about its PAK/FA Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet project?

    • The jets have entered mass production
    • The jets will not be mass produced
    • The jets will be purchased by the Chinese People's Liberation Army-Air Force
    • The jets will have the lowest unit cost of any fifth-generation fighter
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